South Africa vs India, 3rd Test

It's been a fantastic Test series, as a cricket fan I can only wish that this was a 5 match series. But, we have a T20 and 5 ODIs coming up. Let's hope that they turn out to be as fascinating as the Test series. Until then, this is Ajith signing off on behalf of Srivathsa. Keep your frown upside down. We'll see you again on Sunday for the one off T20I.

Presentation:

MS Dhoni and Smith share the trophy, good to see both captains having a smile and congratulating each other.

Smith: It was a terrific series, the fans enjoyed it, it was a very competitive series and showed that the two teams are pretty even. We were in a lot of trouble by lunch yesterday, Jacques was the inspiration for all of us, he was in a lot of pain but he battled it hard and the lower order chipped in with useful runs. It was great to see Dale the way he bowled, Tsotsobe showed good signs as the third seamer, we did well to compete against the best team in the world. We would like to play more against India, both teams have some great players.

MS Dhoni: WELL OF COURSE, it was a very important series, we didn't play the first Test well, we bounced back, won the second game and even in this match, we did really well but we couldn't get the last wicket early. We would have fancied our chances if we would have had to chase about 260 runs, but 340 was a bit too much to do in 90 overs. WELL OF COURSE, I am proud of the boys, this is the first time we have drawn a series in SA and there are a lot of positives, the individuals came up with outstanding performances and that deserves some appreciation.

Jacques Kallis is the Man of the Series for his outstanding batting performance.

Jacques Kallis: It is a great honor to score back to back tons here, the crowd here at Cape Town are the best in the world and they were behind me which got me going. The lower order showed a lot of grit and determination, Boucher played well too, we did put some pressure back on the bowlers, and it did pay off for us. I told myself to get going, bat for as long as possible, everybody has those niggles in their body, but I did have to fight it hard. I'm playing as well as I have ever played, the hard work has paid off and this hundred is right up there as one among my best tons.

Jacques Kallis is the Man of the Match for scoring a century in each innings of this Test match.

King Kallis was the star for SA through-out the series and he should be the prime candidate to win both the MoM and the MoS. We will see when the presentation starts. Do stay tuned for that.

Interesting stat: The last three test series between India and South Africa have ended 1-1. 2 were played in India and one here.

India have deservedly drawn their first ever series on South African soil. They have never mastered the South African pitches, but this is a different Indian side and have justified their No. 1 ranking. They had a chance to turn the screws yesterday when they had SA at 130/6, but the intensity suddenly dropped and Boucher played a very good hand to take his side to safety.

There were a few outstanding performances right through-out the series, Kallis was unstoppable, while Sachin brought up his much awaited 50th test ton. VVS was the savior once again by helping India win the Durban test with a priceless 96. Harbhajan proved a few critics wrong by taking plenty of wickets. Gambhir made three consecutive fifties, the last one braving a injured hand.

Series summary: It has been one of the most keenly contested and widely watched series of all time and it has certainly lived up to its billing. India would have harboured hopes of winning their first ever series here, but after a thrashing in the opening test at Centurion, they have redeemed themselves by coming back to intially level the series at Durban and then gutsing it out today to stave off defeat.

Lovely to see both the sides exchanging smiles after a hard fought series. There has been some hard cricket played and at the end of it, both the teams got together and shook hands, with Steyn and Zaheer sporting smiles - remember they were engaged in a fierce battle when they went after each other with the ball.

After four days of gripping and intense test match cricket, this final day has been a huge anti-climax. But to be fair to the Proteas, the pitch had become slow and Harris could not create enough pressure. His negative bowling into the rough did not trouble the Indians one bit. The new ball was the most potent weapon and India did not cave in. Full marks to Gambhir, for braving and gutsing it out, despite an injured hand. The game could have been called off after 75 overs, but Smith wanted to give his bowlers another shot with the 2nd new ball. After just two overs with it, he decided to end the game. MS Dhoni is yet to lose a test series as captain and his unbeaten streak continues.

Handshakes all around, Dhoni and Co. come down to greet the Proteas, credit to both the teams for bringing out such good cricket. It is indeeed one of the most well contested Test series of recent times. The Ashes that's taking place alongside has also been worth remembering. At the end of this, one thing is certain - Test cricket has not just survived, but it has given the spectators something new, something worth admiring. Stay tuned, we'll be back with the post match summary and the presentation...

Smith finally decides that the game is heading nowhere, calls it quits and the match ends in a draw. Series drawn 1-1.

81.6 Morne Morkel to Laxman, no run, gets some good bounce as he pitches it outside off, carefully left alone

81.5 Morne Morkel to Laxman, no run, shortish again, gets the ball to bounce, Laxman goes on the backfoot, gets on top of the bounce, drops it down the pitch

81.4 Morne Morkel to Laxman, no run, pitched up just outside the off stump, well defended down the wicket off the frontfoot again

81.3 Morne Morkel to Laxman, no run, back of a length delivery around the off stump, Laxman hops back and defends it with the full face

81.2 Morne Morkel to Laxman, no run, back of a length and angling down the leg, good take by Boucher

81.1 Morne Morkel to Laxman, no run, pitched up outside the off stump, Laxman lifts his bat and lets it go

Morne Morkel [14.0-5-26-1] is back into the attack

80.6 Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, good length delivery on off stump, Tendulkar gets forward and pushes it to mid on with a full face

78.3 Petersen to Tendulkar, 1 run, Tendulkar goes on the backfoot and makes room to push that to sweeper cover, singles coming with ease

78.2 Petersen to Laxman, 1 run, punched to sweeper cover, easy single

78.1 Petersen to Tendulkar, 1 run, bounced a tad extra, pitched outside off and turned back in, Tendulkar rides it and softly steers it to the off side

77.6 Harris to Laxman, no run, pitched outside leg, Laxman pads that away to short leg, this is getting a bit monotonous now

77.5 Harris to Laxman, no run, shortish on middle and leg, Laxman goes on the backfoot and fails to whip it away, rolls off the pad to the off side

77.4 Harris to Laxman, no run, takes it on the pad and it lobs to silly point

77.3 Harris to Laxman, FOUR!!, nicely whipped away past short leg, no one in the deep on the on side, too short from Harris and Laxman put that away with ease

77.2 Harris to Laxman, no run, pitches outside leg, Laxman clears his front leg, opens the face of the bat and goes inside out, pushed to silly point

77.1 Harris to Laxman, no run, Laxman goes on the backfoot and takes it on the pad, Harris is bowling from over the wicket to VVS

76.6 Petersen to Tendulkar, no run, turns it to short leg

76.5 Petersen to Tendulkar, no run, Tendulkar offers the pad to a well tossed up delivery, it turns back in, but Tendulkar was struck well outside the line of off

76.4 Petersen to Tendulkar, no run, Tendulkar chips down the track and takes it on the pad

76.3 Petersen to Tendulkar, no run, well tossed up on off stump, Tendulkar leans forward to defend

76.2 Petersen to Laxman, 1 run, Laxman goes on the backfoot and punches it square of the wicket, easy single

76.1 Petersen to Laxman, no run, does not bounce at all, Laxman mistimes the cut, bottom edges it onto the ground

Alviro Petersen, right-arm medium, comes into the attack

75.6 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, changes the angle and goes over the wicket, on leg stump, Tendulkar pushes it to short leg

75.5 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, more watchful defence from SRT

75.4 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, slower and loopier on the stumps, Tendulkar stretches forward to block

75.3 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, well forward and defending is Tendulkar

75.2 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, down the leg side, Tendulkar lets it go

75.1 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, well tossed up on the stumps, Tendulkar gets forward and defends

Ok, after a healthy drink, the players are all set to continue this 'absorbing' test match.

Right, 75 overs have been completed and the mandatory overs start. The match can be called off, if both the sides agree. Will Smith agree? Or will he wait for the new ball? Well for now, the players have taken drinks.

74.5 Tsotsobe to Laxman, no run, short delivery, does not bounce high at all, Laxman sways out of the line and then drops his gloves before leaving it alone

74.4 Tsotsobe to Laxman, FOUR!!, second boundary of the over and this one is a rank half volley, plenty of gaps on the off side, once it passes the infield, Laxman caressed it wide of cover and that went away, beating Steyn who gave chase

74.3 Tsotsobe to Laxman, no run, good length and coming back in to middle, Laxman gets right behind the line to defend

74.2 Tsotsobe to Laxman, FOUR!!, lovely shot! pitched up outside off, Laxman gets forward and opens the face of the bat to ease that into the gap, just a free flowing crisp drive, past a host of fielders on the off side

74.1 Tsotsobe to Laxman, no run, back of a length and angling away, pitched outside off and moved away, Laxman shoulders arms

73.6 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, prefers to shoulder arms and then wathces the ball onto his body, allows it to hit him

73.5 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, only one ball it took for that change and it is back to round the wicket, no change in Tendulkar's technique though as he gets forward and blocks solidly

73.3 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, 7 men around the bat watch as Tendulkar leaves one outside off

73.2 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, drifted into middle, Tendulkar pushes it to short leg

73.1 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, tossed up on off stump, Tendulkar comes on the frontfoot and defends

72.6 Tsotsobe to Laxman, no run, good length outside off, Laxman lifts his bat and lets it go

72.5 Tsotsobe to Laxman, no run, Oh! That one kicked up from a short of length area, struck Laxman high on the shoulder of the bat, he did well to take the bottom hand out of the way, it softened the impact and did not carry to the 2nd slip, still the odd ball is behaving weirdly on this wicket

70.3 Morne Morkel to Laxman, 2 runs, Oops, almost carried to Amla who is standing at short point, an unusual position! fuller delivery, chipped square of the wicket on the off side, the ball bounces in front of Amla and goes through him, a couple again

70.2 Morne Morkel to Laxman, no run, fuller delivery and angled in, Laxman pushes it to mid on

70.1 Morne Morkel to Laxman, no run, back of a length and shaping back in, Laxman stays behind the crease and defends it to point

69.6 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, good stride forward do defend it off the full face of the bat, superb technique shown by the Master

69.5 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, clears his front leg, keeps the bat close to his body and taps it to the on side

69.4 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, gets pretty well forward, angles the bat in such a way that he keeps the ball down

69.3 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, fuller again, good balance as he plays that forward defense, something for the youngsters to learn

69.2 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, flatter and angled in, Tendulkar clears his front leg and taps it down the wicket

69.1 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, extra bounce, Tendulkar was well forward, had to adjust to get on top of the bounce and play it with soft hands

68.6 Morne Morkel to Laxman, no run, not much pace on that delivery, length ball outside off, Laxman lifts his bat and lets it go

68.5 Morne Morkel to Laxman, no run, fuller and angled in, Laxman comes on the frontfoot and pats it towards point

68.4 Morne Morkel to Laxman, no run, pitched up outside the off stump, slight hint of away movement, left alone

68.3 Morne Morkel to Laxman, no run, good length delivery well outside the off stump, Laxman shoulders arms

68.2 Morne Morkel to Laxman, no run, lands on a length and gets it to angle in, tight bowling that! Another play and a miss from India's second innings man

68.1 Morne Morkel to Laxman, no run, back of a length delivery slightly outside the off stump, slight hint of reverse again, Laxman pokes at it with a lot of uncertainty, misses!

67.6 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, stays back and offers his thigh at it

67.5 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, comes well forward to smother the spin

67.4 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, Tendulkar clears his front leg and taps it to the on side

67.3 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, one guy out of the three in the on side took it, needed replays to confirm who it is, Prince, the man! The close in fielders thought it came off the bat and then the pad, loud appeal but not given, good decision again, it missed the bat by just a bit

67.2 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, flighted delivery outside off, Tendulkar leans and drives it to the man at silly point who hops to take evasive action

67.1 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, loopy delivery angled in, Tendulkar gets forward and pushes it down the wicket

66.6 Morne Morkel to Laxman, no run, pitches in front of the good length area, Laxman puts his leg forward and shoulders arms

66.5 Morne Morkel to Laxman, no run, a bit of extra bounce on that occasion, Laxman slightly opens the face, keeps it down towards gully

66.4 Morne Morkel to Laxman, no run, in the channel outside the off stump, probing line and length, Laxman plays and misses

66.3 Morne Morkel to Tendulkar, 1 run, on a good length outside the off stump, Tendulkar pats it to cover and pinches a single

66.2 Morne Morkel to Laxman, 1 run, pitched up outside the off stump, Laxman pushes it through point, another ambled single

66.1 Morne Morkel to Tendulkar, 1 run, too full and outside the off stump, Tendulkar gets his bat down and squeezes it behind point

Morne Morkel [11.0-4-17-1] is back into the attack

65.6 Harris to Laxman, no run, Laxman stays behind the crease and defends it to one of the two fielders at short leg

65.5 Harris to Laxman, 2 runs, that's the class of Laxman, fuller and on the pads, there are three men in front of the popping crease on the on side but Laxman is prepared to flick that, finds the gap and collects two

65.4 Harris to Laxman, no run, Laxman comes on the frontfoot and defends it with the full face

65.3 Harris to Laxman, 2 runs, 4 men round the bat on the on side and Laxman decides to stay on the backfoot and flick it over them, takes only two

65.2 Harris to Tendulkar, 1 run, Tendulkar puts his leg forward and looks to defend, goes off the inside half to the backward short leg

Make it one more, 6 men round the bat

65.1 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, drifting in from round the wicket, Tendulkar taps it to the on side

64.6 Steyn to Laxman, no run, short of length delivery on the middle stump, Laxman hops and defends it down the wicket

64.5 Steyn to Laxman, no run, short of length delivery around the off stump, Laxman stays behind and defends it to the off side

64.4 Steyn to Laxman, no run, Steyn is trying to bring that short leg fielder into play with those bouncers targetted towards the ribs from round the wicket, but Laxman does well to drop it down

64.3 Steyn to Laxman, no run, back of a length and angled across, Laxman whips it to short leg

64.2 Steyn to Laxman, no run, spills it down the leg stump, the line goes completely wrong, superb stop from Boucher diving to his left

64.1 Steyn to Laxman, no run, banged in short from round the wicket, Laxman ducks under it

63.6 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, Tendulkar leans on one knee and dead bats it down the wicket

63.5 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, slower through the air, Tendulkar gets forward and presents the full face

63.4 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, that was pretty close! Quicker delivery, pitches slightly outside off, but the ball turns away to miss the off stump, would have been interesting if it had gone straight on, considering the fact that Tendulkar had missed it already

63.3 Harris to Tendulkar, byes, FOUR!!, quicker one on the leg stump, pitches on leg and turns further down, Tendulkar couldn't do anything with that, more the same with Boucher, four byes!

63.2 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, clears the left leg again, taps it to forward short leg

63.1 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, looped up in front of middle and off, Tendulkar clears his front leg and taps it down the wicket

Five men round the bat for Tendulkar

62.6 Steyn to Laxman, no run, pitched up and around the off stump, Laxman gets forward and defends it down the wicket

62.5 Steyn to Laxman, no run, comes over the wicket, short of a good length outside the off stump, shapes away futher, Laxman lets it go

62.4 Steyn to Laxman, no run, bangs it short and angles it across, Laxman just had to bend a bit, it was a head high bouncer, Boucher collects

62.4 Steyn to Laxman, 5 wides, more venom, and Steyn has to pay for it! A bouncer that goes well over Laxman's head, Boucher leaped as best as he could but there was no way he could have stopped that

VVS Laxman, right handed bat, comes to the crease

62.3 Steyn to Gambhir, out Caught by Boucher!! Looks like it's gone off the glove of Gambhir to Boucher, yes! Replays confirm it. It was nicely bowled again from Steyn, short ball, bouncing it from round the wicket and angling it towards the ribs, Gambhir was on his toes looking to tuck it behind, the ball just kisses his glove and Boucher dives to his right to complete the rest of the formalities, a fine innings from Gambhir comes to an end. Gambhir c Boucher b Steyn 64(184) [4s-9]

Steyn to Gambhir, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

62.2 Steyn to Gambhir, no run, short of length and angled towards the ribs of Gambhir, he hops and defends it to the on side

62.1 Steyn to Gambhir, no run, fuller and outside the off stump, Gambhir comes on the frontfoot and defends it to cover

61.6 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, 'target the thigh pad' campaign is still on, Harris pitches it outside leg, turns it across and Tendulkar offers the thigh guard yet again

61.5 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, pitches well outside leg again, no harm down, the ball does not turn well enough

61.4 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, pitches outside leg and turns across, takes the thigh guard and lobs up to short leg

61.3 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, flater trajectory, Tendulkar plunges forward and defends it with the full face

61.2 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, goes off the inside half of the bat as Tendulkar pushes forward to defend, backwards square leg keeps it down to none

61.1 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, fires one in, gets some good bounce, Tendulkar stays inside the crease, offers his front leg

60.6 Steyn to Gambhir, no run, dishes a short ball on the middle stump, it reverses back in, Gambhir ducks and lets it through

60.5 Steyn to Gambhir, no run, short of length again, not much bounce, defended off the frontfoot after covering the line

60.4 Steyn to Gambhir, no run, short of length and angled in towards the body, Gambhir hops gets on top of it and kees it down to the off side

60.3 Steyn to Gambhir, no run, back of a length and angled in from round the wicket, Gambhir stays inside the crease and defends it to the on side

60.2 Steyn to Gambhir, no run, Gambhir gets forward and defends it with the middle of the bat towards cover

60.1 Steyn to Tendulkar, byes, 1 run, pitched up outside the off stump, Tendulkar lets it go as the ball does not bounce at all, the ball pitches in front of Boucher and hits him flush on his hamstring, Ouch! He lies flat on the ground while the batsmen sneak a single, ABD sees the funny side of it

59.6 Harris to Gambhir, no run, Gambhir dances down the wicket and works it to mid on, confidently smothering the spin on that occasion

59.5 Harris to Gambhir, no run, well outside the off stump, he stretches his leg forward to cover the off stump and lets the ball go past

59.4 Harris to Gambhir, no run, Gambhir comes down the wicket again and offers his pad at that one

59.2 Harris to Gambhir, no run, Gambhir chips down the wicket and smacks it hard, Harris does well to stop it on his follow-through

59.1 Harris to Gambhir, no run, flighted delivery outside off, Gambhir comes forward and defends it to the off side

Paul Harris [19.0-11-17-0] is back into the attack

58.6 Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, length ball on off and middle, slight hint of reverse away from Tendulkar, he gets behind the delivery and defends it to the off side

58.5 Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, pitches it on a length outside the off stump, not much movement, Tendulkar shoulders arms

58.4 Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, he is sending those short deliveries to the little master, he swayed back pretty well yet again

58.3 Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, banged in short around the off stump, Tendulkar sways back, drops his wrists and lets it go

58.2 Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, lands in the channel outside off, Tendulkar plunges forward and defends it to the off side

58.1 Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, back of a length delivery around the off stump, Tendulkar stays behind the line and defends it towards cover point

57.6 Morkel to Gambhir, no run, another delivery angling away from Gambhir, he lifts his bat and lets it go

57.6 Morkel to Gambhir, no ball, Morkel oversteps, pitched outside the off stump, left alone

57.5 Morkel to Gambhir, 2 runs, too full and outside off, Gambhir gets his bat down and creams it towards sweeper cover

57.4 Morkel to Gambhir, no run, another fullish delivery from round the wicket, angled in nicely, worked straight to short mid wicket

57.3 Morkel to Gambhir, no run, fuller delivery on the stumps, Gambhir gets an inside edge to the on side

57.2 Morkel to Gambhir, no run, good length delivery angled in from outside off, Gambhir puts his leg forward and shoulders arms

57.1 Morkel to Gambhir, no run, back of a length slightly outside the off stump, shapes away from Gambhir, he shoulders arms

56.6 Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, Confusions galore as Gambhir looks to take a run off the misfield, sent back by Tendulkar. It was a length ball slightly outside the off stump, Tendulkar opened the face late, steered it to Prince at backward point who fumbled slightly, but there was backing up in the form of Duminy, Gambhir is safely home in the end

56.5 Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, back of a length delivery and around the off stump, Tendulkar stays behind, gets on his toes and pats it back to Steyn

56.4 Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, full and angling in, Tendulkar works it to short mid wicket

56.3 Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, Tendulkar gets behind the line of the delivery and pushes it back to Steyn with the full face of the bat

56.2 Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, banged in short outside the off stump, Tendulkar drops his bat, stays inside the line and lets it go

56.1 Steyn to Tendulkar, 2 runs, Oopsie, a leading edge! fuller delivery swinging back in, Tendulkar closes the face of the bat early looking to work it on the on side, goes off the leading edge towards deep point, two runs taken!

Welcome back folks, heading for a draw? Will SA give this another GO? Let's find out.

Session 2 - The game that headed nowhere: Just the one wicket to speak for the efforts put in by the South African bowlers, they were made to work hard by the Indian batsmen who showed a lot of character. Gambhir was spectacular, didn't look like the injury has had any effect on him, he was content in leaving the deliveries outside the off stump, he took a couple of blows and did stroke a few glorious boundaries. Rahul Dravid was as solid as ever when he was out there in the middle, but was done in by a superb delivery that hit the cracks and took off. Soon after that, two catches were dropped, one of Gambhir and the other of Tendulkar. The game is heading towards a tame draw, but the contest between the bat and the ball is something that has to be admired. Do join us at 7:00 PM IST for the last session.

55.6 Harris to Gambhir, no run, Gambhir has survived that session, it turned in, and bounced at Gambhir, who went back to defend, it hit him on the stomach and rolled back down the pitch. That will be tea as the players walk off.

55.5 Harris to Gambhir, no run, padded away to slip where Smith leaps to take it at first slip, then falls over and has a wry smile on his face

55.4 Harris to Gambhir, no run, comes down the track and eases it down to mid on, Tendulkar refuses the quick single

55.3 Harris to Gambhir, no run, over the wicket to Gambhir, well outside off, Gambhir lets it go

55.2 Harris to Tendulkar, 1 run, gets forward and pushes this past the left of the bowler, easy single

55.1 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, good ball, pitches and straightens on off and middle, Tendulkar gets back to defend

Last over before tea. Harris from round the wicket.

54.6 Steyn to Gambhir, no run, good length delivery and in the corridor of uncertainty, Gambhir won't go after those at this stage of the match

54.5 Steyn to Gambhir, no run, good length delivery outside off, in the channel outside off, does not seam or swing back in, Gambhir lets it go

54.4 Steyn to Gambhir, no run, well outside off, left alone

Steyn is now coming round the wicket to Gambhir

54.3 Steyn to Tendulkar, 1 run, definite reverse happening now, moving in with the shiny side, down the leg side, though, Tendulkar glances it down to fine leg

54.1 Steyn to Tendulkar, 2 runs, length ball, with a hint of reverse, Tendulkar tucks it past Amla at short leg for a couple

Dale Steyn [11.0-3-30-0] is back into the attack

53.6 Harris to Gambhir, no run, comes down the track and pushes it to the short silly mid on who is standing next to forward short leg, Gambhir rushes back into his crease

53.5 Harris to Gambhir, no run, 'Howzzat' screams an excited Smith at slip, but that has been padded away by Gambhir, that ball pitched well outside off, so no chance of being given out LBW

53.4 Harris to Tendulkar, 1 run, Tendulkar was ages late on the forward defensive push, a last minute change of mind to play the ball and thick inner edge raced past the back leg and the leg stump, Harris has a wry smile on his face

53.3 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, sliding down the leg side, Tendulkar pads that away, Harris is bowling from round the wicket to Tendulkar now

53.2 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, drifting into off and middle, Tendulkar defends

53.1 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, tossed up on off stump, Tendulkar leans forward and blocks

52.6 Tsotsobe to Gambhir, no run, hurls this one on a short of length into the body, Gambhir tries to tuck it to leg, misses, it hits him on the thigh guard, Tsotsobe follows-through quite close and stands near Gambhir

52.5 Tsotsobe to Gambhir, no run, Tsotsobe attempts the bouncer, it bounces over a ducking Gambhir, Tsotsobe has a word with Gambhir, the frustration is showing on Tsotsobe's face, despite getting a wicket

52.4 Tsotsobe to Gambhir, no run, defended off the backfoot, the length ball was heading towards middle stump

52.3 Tsotsobe to Gambhir, no run, on a good length on off stump, Gambhir gets forward and shows the full face of the bat to block it back down the pitch

52.2 Tsotsobe to Gambhir, no run, turns this with the angle down to short square leg

52.1 Tsotsobe to Gambhir, no run, good length delivery on off stump, Gambhir gets forward and defends solidly

51.6 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, this time padded away to a ball on leg stump

51.5 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, back over the wicket now into the rough, Tendulkar gets forward to offer the pad, it goes onto hit the forearm as well and bounces away from the stumps, Harris is jumping up and down with excitement

51.4 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, well flighted on the stumps, Tendulkar blocks off the front-foot

51.3 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, gets back and blocks the short of length delivery back down the pitch

51.2 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, more solid, gets forward and defends to cover

51.1 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, Harris looks frustrated, not sure whether it was an inside edge onto the thigh pad or not. It went to the left of AB at backward short leg, AB lunged out, but could not hold on, it did not stick

50.6 Tsotsobe to Gambhir, no run, Gambhir is surviving by the skin of his teeth, length ball on the pads, Gambhir clips it firmly, it falls in front of short square leg, Alviro is the man, bounced just in front of him

50.4 Tsotsobe to Tendulkar, no run, good length delivery on off stump, Tendulkar gets forward and defends solidly to the off side

50.3 Tsotsobe to Tendulkar, no run, one more ball in the zone outside off, Tendulkar leaves

50.2 Tsotsobe to Tendulkar, no run, back of a length and rising outside off, Tendulkar shoulders arms

50.1 Tsotsobe to Tendulkar, no run, good length and angling back in to off stump, Tendulkar covers the off stump and then lets it go

49.6 Harris to Gambhir, no run, Dropped by AB at silly point, Gambhir is suddenly looking jittery, tries to work it with the spin to the on side, closes the face of the bat and the leading edge goes straight in and straight out, the ball went very quickly, it hit AB in the chest and he tried to grab it on the 2nd attempt, still could not, went down, what a wicket that would have been

49.5 Harris to Gambhir, no run, short of length outside off, Gambhir hops back and rides the bounce to keep it down

49.4 Harris to Gambhir, no run, leans forward and pushes this uppishly to where a silly mid on would have been, now a man is placed there

49.3 Harris to Gambhir, no run, well outside off, left alone

49.2 Harris to Tendulkar, 1 run, gets off the mark with an inner edge that runs down past short leg, all along the ground

49.1 Harris to Gambhir, byes, 1 run, Oh my! That one kicked up from the rough and Gambhir was shouldering arms, it went down the leg side and beat Boucher, no chance for him, real wicked delivery that

48.6 Tsotsobe to Tendulkar, no run, good length delivery on off stump, coming back in, Tendulkar defends solidly

Sachin Tendulkar, right handed bat, comes to the crease

A huge reception as Sachin walks in to bat. Allan Donald on air: The last time that the South African crowd will see him bat in a test match here. And this is the fourth innings as well.

48.5 Tsotsobe to Dravid, out Caught by Prince!! Well deserved wicket for Tsotsobe. He has bowled so beautifully without any luck or reward so far in this game, but this time he gets the big wicket. It landed on a good length outside off, Dravid was drawn into the forward defensive, it maybe hit a crack or something, bounced a tad extra, took the shoulder of the bat as Dravid was looking to take the bottom hand out of the way, Prince takes it in front of gully, he is the finer of the two gullies and he has gobbled that. Smith lifts Prince and the Proteas are delighted. Could there still be a twist in this game?Dravid c Prince b Tsotsobe 31(112) [4s-4]

Tsotsobe to Dravid, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

48.4 Tsotsobe to Dravid, no run, short delivery outside off, Dravid drops his gloves and sways out of the line

48.3 Tsotsobe to Dravid, no run, another good forward defensive by Dravid, head well over the ball and blocking it with conviction

48.2 Tsotsobe to Dravid, no run, good length delivery on off stump, Dravid defends from the crease, done solidly

48.1 Tsotsobe to Dravid, FOUR!!, Class! Impeccable. And it scooted away. Dravid gets forward and just pushes that length ball past a diving Steyn at mid off, once it beat him, it trickled to the ropes, all along the carpet, that is a trade-mark Dravid shot, when he is in the pink of his form, he would unfurl those delightful off drives and now he has done it again

47.6 Harris to Gambhir, no run, gets the bat in front of the pad and gets it wide of short leg

47.5 Harris to Gambhir, no run, leans well forward and pushes it to the silly mid on fielder

47.4 Harris to Gambhir, no run, gets forward and pushes it back to Harris

47.3 Harris to Gambhir, no run, massive turn from the rough, but Gambhir has it covered, off the front pad past short leg

47.2 Harris to Gambhir, no run, well outside off, turns back in, not enough to clip off stump, Gambhir shoulders arms

47.1 Harris to Gambhir, no run, over the wicket to Gambhir, tossed up and on a good length on off stump, Gambhir defends solidly

46.6 Tsotsobe to Dravid, no run, good length and keeps a little low on off stump, Dravid gets right behind the line to block from the crease

46.5 Tsotsobe to Dravid, no run, that has been Dravid's problem area in recent times, reaches out and tries to squeeze it through the off side, the ball runs off the outer edge along the ground to backward point, where Duminy dives to his left to stop it, Dravid was playing away from the body, he is sparring at balls, which he would have left in his sleep at his prime

46.4 Tsotsobe to Dravid, no run, round the wicket and gets a bit of bouce from a back of a length area, Dravid stabs at it away from the body, but makes sure he drops the bottom hand, deadening the impact

46.3 Tsotsobe to Gambhir, 1 run, length ball on off and middle, Gambhir closes the face of the bat and glances it down to fine leg

46.2 Tsotsobe to Gambhir, no run, back of a length outside off, Gambhir stays back and defends without much trouble

46.1 Tsotsobe to Gambhir, no run, good length delivery on off stump, Gambhir gets well forward to defend it to the off side

Coming back the LBW decision, that would have hit the middle of middle stump. Gould may have thought it was bat first, very tough to blame him though. It happened so quickly.

Boucher behind the stumps: 'Keep going boys, it can all change in one hour'.

45.6 Harris to Dravid, no run, and again, more of the same

45.5 Harris to Dravid, no run, back over the wicket, into the rough, Dravid kicks it away

45.4 Harris to Dravid, no run, another solid forward block from Dravid

45.3 Harris to Dravid, no run, flighted delivery on off stump, Dravid leans forward to block

45.2 Harris to Dravid, no run, goes down leg, Dravid can't connect with the whip, it hits the thigh guard and rolls to the off side

45.1 Harris to Dravid, no run, tossed up on the stumps, Dravid gets forward and defends

44.6 Tsotsobe to Gambhir, no run, the attempted yorker from Tsotsobe, turns to be a foot short, Gambhir drives it back to Tsotsobe, who threatens to throw it back at him and then lobs it to Boucher

44.5 Tsotsobe to Gambhir, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, Gambhir pushes it away from the body to the off side

44.4 Tsotsobe to Gambhir, no run, good length delivery on off stump, Gambhir defends from the crease

44.3 Tsotsobe to Gambhir, no run, in the zone outside off, Gambhir leaves one more

44.2 Tsotsobe to Gambhir, no run, good length and seaming back in, it is outside off, Gambhir shoulders arms

44.1 Tsotsobe to Gambhir, 2 runs, tucked with the angle down to fine leg, Morkel dives to his right and just about pulls it back, a couple taken

Lonwabo Tsotsobe [6.0-2-13-0] is back into the attack

43.6 Harris to Dravid, no run, Was it pad first?, if it was then Dravid is out, the change of angle, nearly working for Harris, the arm ball, skidded straight on, Dravid was shaping to cut, replays show that it was pad first,, Dravid is very lucky to be still there, pad and then bat, humongous appeal from SA, but Gould gets this wrong- the first time he has done so this match

43.5 Harris to Dravid, no run, Dravid stretches forward to offer the pad, it hits the pad and then lobs onto hit the elbow guard, no damage done

43.4 Harris to Dravid, no run, offers the pad as it bounces, this one did not hit the rough

43.3 Harris to Dravid, no run, gets forward and kicks the ball away as it pitched outside leg

43.2 Harris to Dravid, no run, That has spun a mile, pitched way outside leg, hit a sand trap and gripped past the groping bat of Dravid, he was squared up as the ball narrowly missed the off stump, Dravid looks puzzled, the Proteas' fielders can't believe it

43.1 Harris to Dravid, no run, 5 men around the bat as Dravid pads one away, Harris is continuing from over the wicket

Paul Harris [12.0-7-14-0] is back into the attack

Drinks are on the field now. After a nerve-wracking four days of test match cricket, this final day has so far been an anti-climax. This game looks heading towards a tame draw. The Proteas look like they will take a draw. There has been a considerable drop in their intensity, despite a few sledges.

42.6 Smith to Gambhir, no run, fires it in quicker and flatter outside off, Gambhir puts his front leg forward and lets it go

42.5 Smith to Gambhir, FOUR!!, India are cashing in on some freebies from Smith, a full toss on middle, Gambhir gets forward and flicked it past mid on, there is no one on the deep on the on side and the third boundary of the over will result

42.4 Smith to Dravid, 1 run, now the man has gone back to a deep cover, full and cover driven to that man on the fence

42.3 Smith to Dravid, FOUR!!, an action replay of the previous ball, cracked hard past a diving Duminy at extra cover, again the sweeper cover is too square and can't get to it, it was too short again, Dravid has got back to back boundaries

42.2 Smith to Dravid, FOUR!!, real bad ball, dragged way down, Dravid had all the time to rock back and cut it hard past sweeper cover, placed it well wide of that man, a boundary after a long time

42.1 Smith to Dravid, no run, gets forward and drives it to mid on, does not take the single, Boucher walks up to Smith and has a word

Graeme Smith [3.0-0-14-0] is back into the attack

41.6 Morne Morkel to Gambhir, no run, fended at it and the ball seamed away to miss the edge, short of length and angled across Gambhir, who fenced at it tamely, the ball died on the way to Boucher

41.5 Morne Morkel to Gambhir, no run, back of a length and Morne Morkel apologises to his captain for not making Gambhir play that time, it was outside off and Gambhir lets another go

41.4 Morne Morkel to Gambhir, no run, pitched up and slanting it across Gambhir, who once again leaves

41.3 Morne Morkel to Gambhir, no run, angled across on a fuller length, pitches outside off and seams away, Gambhir shoulders arms

41.2 Morne Morkel to Gambhir, no run, full and attacking the off stump, Gambhir pushes it from the crease to short mid wicket

41.1 Morne Morkel to Gambhir, no run, fullish on off stump, angled across Gambhir who leans forward to defend

40.6 Harris to Dravid, no run, this time finds the square leg man with the whip shot

40.5 Harris to Dravid, no run, tried to whip that short of length delivery outside leg to the on side, edges it onto the body, failed to time it well

40.4 Harris to Dravid, no run, leans forward to drive to mid on

40.3 Harris to Dravid, no run, poor and negative stuff from Harris as Dravid pads another away, are India playing for a draw or is it SA? Exceptionally bad tactic from Harris, can't see him getting a wicket from this angle

40.2 Harris to Dravid, no run, outside leg, padded away

40.1 Harris to Dravid, no run, back over the wicket now is Harris and that one pitched outside leg, hit the rough and spun across Dravid, who went back and stabbed it down, though he was a bit squared up, he did well to keep it down

39.6 Morne Morkel to Gambhir, no run, good length and angling across Gambhir, good leave too as the ball flies through to Boucher

39.5 Morne Morkel to Gambhir, no run, tight bowling and an even more tighter defensive push by Gambhir

Morne Morkel is now coming over the wicket, change of angle, no backward short leg too

39.4 Morne Morkel to Gambhir, no run, fullish on off stump, Gambhir gets forward and defends with a solid blade back to Morne Morkel

39.3 Morne Morkel to Gambhir, no run, well played by Gambhir, rising onto his toes and keeping the short delivery down, that was heading into his body

39.1 Morne Morkel to Gambhir, no run, good fielding from Alviro at backward short leg, turned to his right and he flung himself to save some runs

38.6 Harris to Dravid, no run, leans well forward to defend

38.5 Harris to Dravid, no run, and immediately he has Dravid in some trouble, Dravid tries to force it through the on side, edges it onto the boot, that could so easily have gone back to clip the stumps

Harris has realised the futility of that angle, switches over to round the wicket now

38.4 Harris to Dravid, no run, kicked away as the ball hits the rough after it has pitched well outside leg

38.3 Harris to Dravid, no run, off the elbow to silly point, they appeal for a bat pad, but that has clearly come off the elbow

38.2 Harris to Dravid, no run, this time he pads the ball which has pitched outside leg

38.1 Harris to Dravid, no run, pitches outside leg, Dravid gets a thin inside edge onto the pads as he looks to work it, it falls safely though, well in front of short leg

37.6 Morne Morkel to Gambhir, no run, from round the wicket comes round the wicket, Gambhir leaves that ball on length, it was close to off stump, but not close enough

37.5 Morne Morkel to Dravid, 1 run, slides down onto middle and leg, Dravid goes back and across before clipping it down to backward square leg, easy single

37.4 Morne Morkel to Dravid, no run, that's how you play the forward defence, textbook from the Wall. Nice stride forward and showing the full face as he blocks with the solidity that he has been known for all these years

37.3 Morne Morkel to Dravid, no run, back of a length and rising outside off, Dravid shoulders arms

37.2 Morne Morkel to Dravid, no run, full and on off stump, Dravid is assured in defence once more

37.1 Morne Morkel to Dravid, no run, good length delivery on off stump, Dravid defends solidly from the crease

Morne Morkel [7.0-2-13-1] is back into the attack

36.6 Harris to Gambhir, no run, gets forward and moves across to tap the ball on the on side

36.5 Harris to Gambhir, no run, this one straightens outside off, Gambhir offers the front pad and then chooses to let it go

36.4 Harris to Gambhir, no run, Gambhir tries to counter the sharp turn, by advancing down it is too close to him and he digs it out to short mid wicket

36.3 Harris to Gambhir, no run, thrown up well outside off, hits the rough and comes back in, Gambhir offers the pad, struck well outside off and Harris lets out a mild appeal

36.2 Harris to Gambhir, no run, nicely tossed up on the stumps, Gambhir gets forward and defends

36.1 Harris to Dravid, 1 run, 4 men near the bat watch as Dravid goes on the backfoot and whips one to deep square leg

Harris is coming over the wicket, he will try targetting the rough.

35.6 Steyn to Gambhir, no run, beaten!, Gambhir had a nervous prod at that good length ball outside off, it held it's line and beat him, it hit the footmarks and just went away a fraction, Steyn walks up to Gambhir and does not say a word this time, gripping stuff this

35.5 Steyn to Gambhir, 2 runs, the in-ducker, Gambhir closes the face of the bat and tucks it with the angle past mid wicket, a couple of runs

Steyn is now coming round the wicket

35.4 Steyn to Gambhir, no run, good length delivery on off stump, Gambhir gets forward and defends solidly

35.3 Steyn to Gambhir, no run, sharp bouncer, Gambhir ducks and lets it go, Steyn has another go at Gambhir

35.2 Steyn to Gambhir, FOUR!!, What a reply that from Gambhir, reaches his 16th test FIFTY!! and his third of the series, third consecutive one too, just a nice punch off the backfoot and it raced away past backward point, Gambhir raises his bat and screams in delight, he won't take the verbals lying down, a gritty innings and a solid one too

35.1 Steyn to Gambhir, no run, There is a lot of sledging going on, all the Proteas' fielders are in Gambhir's ears, as he goes on the backfoot and defends the short of length delivery to the off side, Steyn, AB and the slip cordon are constantly talking to Gambhir

34.6 Harris to Dravid, no run, solid forward defence to end the over

34.5 Harris to Gambhir, 1 run, Gambhir is losing it here, comes down the track and almost gives it away, looked to slog Harris out of the park, dragged it wide of square leg, the field was in, but Gambhir was beaten in flight that time

34.4 Harris to Dravid, 1 run, the running is a bit tense out there, stroked to mid on, who is way back, finally they take the single, the 50 run stand is up too, the Indian dressing room applaud

34.3 Harris to Dravid, 2 runs, nice looking shot, Dravid leans forward, opens the face of the bat and eases it through extra cover, Prince runs back from mid off and cuts it off with a slide

34.2 Harris to Dravid, no run, calmly defended from the crease once more

34.1 Harris to Dravid, no run, tossed up on the stumps, Dravid gets forward and defends

33.6 Steyn to Gambhir, no run, well played, going right back and pushing the short ball to the off side, kept that down too

33.5 Steyn to Gambhir, no run, cross seam delivery, in the zone outside off, left alone, more chat from Steyn

33.4 Steyn to Gambhir, no run, the crowd is right behind Steyn as he steams in, tucked to square leg

33.3 Steyn to Gambhir, no run, Loose shot! Gambhir gets carried away and throws his bat at a full and wide delivery, he immediately admonishes himself, right on cue, Dravid walks up to him and offers him some advice, Steyn had a quiet word or two with Gambhir too

33.2 Steyn to Gambhir, FOUR!!, That was the sucker ball, full and wide outside off, Gambhir reached out and square drove well over backward point, that was hit deliberately and it scooted away, was in the air, but well beyond the reach of that man

33.1 Steyn to Gambhir, no run, short delivery and that does not rise too high, Gambhir hops back and gets right behind the line to block it compactly

32.6 Harris to Dravid, no run, this one straightened on off and middle, Dravid is back and across before defending it off the backfoot

32.5 Harris to Dravid, no run, whips it across the line to short mid wicket, straight to the fielder

32.4 Harris to Dravid, no run, leans forward to defend

32.3 Harris to Dravid, no run, well played by Dravid, rising onto his toes, goes on the backfoot and drops it with soft hands

32.1 Harris to Dravid, no run, from round the wicket, tossed up on off stump, Dravid gets forward and defends

Paul Harris [7.0-4-9-0] is back into the attack

31.6 Steyn to Gambhir, no run, back of a length and rising outside off, Gambhir stands tall and does well to keep it down, patted with soft hands to the off side

31.5 Steyn to Gambhir, no run, wayward delivery, that, short and well down the leg side, Gambhir has no trouble in letting that go

31.4 Steyn to Gambhir, no run, another good on drive, but this time straight to the fielder at mid on, who cut off the single, no swing or seam movement so far for Steyn after lunch

31.3 Steyn to Gambhir, no run, bouncer, the predictable response from a quick bowler after being driven past him the previous ball, Gambhir ducks under it

31.2 Steyn to Gambhir, FOUR!!, Superb shot! half volley outside off, Gambhir leans forward and uses the full face of the bat to punch it past mid off, the timing on that was top notch as it kept racing away

31.1 Steyn to Gambhir, no run, from over the wicket now, good length and a hint of inward movement into Gambhir, he defends it to short mid wicket, looks for the single, Dravid is not interested

30.6 Smith to Gambhir, 1 run, a high full toss, slapped with a straight bat to mid off, quick single taken

30.5 Smith to Dravid, 1 run, again rocks back and punches it to long off, the initial call was for 'no', but then he realised that the man was deep, so took the single

30.4 Smith to Dravid, FOUR!!, Real athletic effort from Steyn at sweeper cover, but he can't prevent the boundary, cut away to his right, he stopped it with his right boot, but the back spin on the ball ensured that it rolled back onto the ropes

30.3 Smith to Dravid, no run, pitches outside off and straightens outside off, Dravid moves across and then shoulders arms

30.2 Smith to Dravid, no run, good length on off stump, Dravid rocks back and punches it back to Smith

30.1 Smith to Gambhir, 1 run, drifting into middle and leg, clipped with the angle to fine leg

29.6 Steyn to Dravid, no run, in-ducker, pitches on off stump and comes back in, Dravid though is solid and defends with assurance off the front-foot

29.5 Steyn to Dravid, no run, full and hoping to catch Dravid on the crease, Dravid is half forward as he pushes it back to Steyn

29.4 Steyn to Dravid, no run, bouncer outside off, Dravid sways out of the line by dropping everything in his way, did well to get the bat and the gloves down and then swayed beautifully out of the way

29.3 Steyn to Dravid, no run, banged in hard on the stumps, Dravid rises onto his toes and keeps the short of length delivery down

29.2 Steyn to Dravid, no run, on a length in the zone outside off, slight shape away from Dravid, he shoulders arms

29.1 Steyn to Dravid, no run, good length delivery on off stump, Dravid is rock solid in his forward defence

Dale Steyn [7.0-2-16-0] is back into the attack

28.6 Smith to Gambhir, FOUR!!, Morkel at mid off lets it go, it was a juicy full toss, stroked to his right and he slides, but it goes through him, the pressure has been released all of a sudden

28.5 Smith to Gambhir, no run, gets forward and defends the tossed up delivery with ease this time

28.4 Smith to Gambhir, no run, Loud shout for LBW! But Gambhir got outside the line of off stump, it drifted in from round the wicket, Gambhir gets forward to defend and is struck just outside the line, Smith is keeping the pressure on Gambhir

28.3 Smith to Gambhir, 2 runs, beautiful bowling again, Smith is getting the ball to talk, Gambhir is caught on the crease and pushing at a full ball, the bat face opened, and the edge rolled wide of where a 2nd slip would have been, Shaun Pollock on air says: Why has he not been practicing on his bowling

28.2 Smith to Gambhir, no run, Woosh! That turned and bounced and spat from a length, Gambhir was looking to go forward, then is squared up as it rips away, Boucher too is surprised and does not collect properly

28.1 Smith to Gambhir, no run, well tossed up and outside off, Gambhir lets it go

Welcome back. Will this session prove to be crucial? Surprise, surprise, it will be Smith to continue. Gambhir to face. Right, we are all set go. A slip and a forward short leg in place.

Attritional test match cricket at its best. Only 53 runs scored in two hours at a run-rate of 1.89. Superb bowling from Steyn and Morkel, they did not give an inch and kept plugging away with relentless precision. They both kept the aggressive Sehwag in check and finally the pressure paid off, when he edged one to slip. That ended a most disappointing series for Sehwag who was considered to be the danger-man by the opposition. Gambhir was hit on the elbow early on, but has weathered the storm and has looked solid as the session progressed. Dravid is giving him company. Harris has got the ball to bounce, but is unable to turn it. After the wicket of Sehwag, it looks like India are playing for a draw. Will the post lunch session witness a turn-around? Or will the game peter out to a tame conclusion? Do join us at 4:40 IST to watch all that unfold...

27.6 Harris to Dravid, no run, well tossed up, Dravid leans and drives it to mid off, and that ends a decent session for Team India, they have done well only to lose that one wicket

27.5 Harris to Dravid, no run, slower through the air, turns in slightly from outside off, watched through to the keeper

27.4 Harris to Dravid, no run, a bit of air on that one, Dravid defends it on the frontfoot again

27.3 Harris to Dravid, no run, leans to the pitch of the ball again, drives it to cover, positive approach that

27.2 Harris to Dravid, no run, three men round the bat on the off side, Dravid gets forward and offers dead bat

27.1 Harris to Dravid, no run, well flighted, Dravid clears his front leg and drives it to cover

Last over before lunch coming up

26.6 Smith to Gambhir, no run, he is getting some turn, fuller outside off, turns away, left alone

26.5 Smith to Gambhir, no run, Gambhir stays on the backfoot and pushes it to the man at cover

26.4 Smith to Gambhir, no run, well tossed up, Gambhir leans forward and drives it to cover

26.3 Smith to Gambhir, no run, turns away from Gambhir who goes on the backfoot and cuts it to Harris at point

26.2 Smith to Gambhir, no run, stays back and punches it to short cover

26.1 Smith to Dravid, 1 run, Dravid goes on the backfoot and whips to backward square leg, it's been quite some time since we have seen Smith bringing himself to bowl, might be worth a try

Graeme Smith, right-arm off break, comes into the attack

25.6 Harris to Gambhir, no run, that one did land in the footmarks, turned and bounced in towards Gambhir, lobs off his pad as he shoulders arms

25.5 Harris to Gambhir, FOUR!!, we know how good Gambhir is when he's playing spinners, there was a lot of talking going on from the close in fielder, Gambhir comes down the track, close to the pitch of the ball, drives it elegantly through extra cover, superb timing!

25.4 Harris to Gambhir, no run, flighted around the off stump, he leans forward quite well and taps it down the pitch

25.3 Harris to Gambhir, no run, flatter, sharper and on the stumps, Gambhir goes on the backfoot and blocks

25.2 Harris to Gambhir, no run, Gambhir comes down the track towrds the pitch of the ball, pads it towards first slip

25.1 Harris to Gambhir, no run, flatter one outside off, Gambhir puts his leg forward and sees it through

24.6 Steyn to Dravid, no run, pitched up and angled in from over the wicket, Dravid gets forward and defends it down the wicket

24.5 Steyn to Dravid, no run, banged in short, angled down the leg, close to being called a wide but he gets away

24.4 Steyn to Dravid, no run, fuller and shaping away from Dravid, he is prepared to let it go

24.3 Steyn to Dravid, no run, that one took off the deck, but was outside the off stump again, Dravid lets it go

24.2 Steyn to Dravid, no run, back of a length and on the off stump, Dravid gets behind and defends it to the off side

24.1 Steyn to Gambhir, 3 runs, that's superb running from Prince to prevent the ball from reaching the boundary! Gambhir stands tall and cuts it between point and cover, Prince gives it a chase, did he stop it? Looked touch and go, but the third umpire reckons it was clean.

23.6 Harris to Dravid, no run, fires one in on the leg stump, Dravid offers his pad

23.5 Harris to Dravid, no run, flatter, on the middle stump, fuller as well, Dravid leans forward and pushes it back to Harris

23.4 Harris to Dravid, no run, Dravid backs away and pushes one to cover

23.3 Harris to Dravid, no run, Dravid didn't offer a shot, the ball turns in, brushes Dravid's pad on the way to the fine leg boundary, dead ball called by Ian Gould

23.1 Harris to Dravid, no run, Dravid clears his front leg and looks to offer the full face, played slightly inside the line, rolls off the outside edge towrads the bowler

22.6 Steyn to Dravid, 1 run, fuller and outside the off stump, Dravid comes on the frontfoot and drives it to cover

22.5 Steyn to Dravid, no run, pitched up well outside the off stump with some away movement, Dravid shoulders arms

22.4 Steyn to Dravid, no run, falls across but whips the length delivery to the man at short mid wicket

22.3 Steyn to Gambhir, 1 run, comes running in from wide of the crease, Gambhir pushes it through extra cover, he wanted two, but they decide to stick for the single

22.2 Steyn to Gambhir, no run, covers the line, nicelt forward, balance upright, defends it down the wicket

22.1 Steyn to Gambhir, no run, the bowling change almost worked straight away, Gambhir leans forward looking for the cover drive, goes off the inside edge towards square leg

Dale Steyn [5.0-2-11-0] is back into the attack

21.6 Harris to Dravid, no run, comes well forward and taps one to the off side

21.5 Harris to Dravid, no run, Dravid comes forward to a delivery that was tossed up nicely, offers dead bat

21.4 Harris to Dravid, 2 runs, nicely whipped off the backfoot, his back leg was very close to the stumps as he played at it, goes to deep square leg where Tsotsobe slides and throws it back

21.3 Harris to Dravid, no run, stays inside the crease and whips it to mid wicket

21.2 Harris to Dravid, no run, slower through the air, Dravid comes nicely forward and taps it down the wicket

21.1 Harris to Dravid, no run, slightly short, Dravid backs away and slaps it to the man at cover

20.6 Tsotsobe to Gambhir, no run, short of length and on the off and middle, nicely defended to the off side

20.5 Tsotsobe to Gambhir, no run, Gambhir gets behind the line of the delivery and pats it down the wicket

20.4 Tsotsobe to Gambhir, no run, short of length and on the off stump, nicely punched off the backfoot, nice stop at backward point from Duminy

20.3 Tsotsobe to Gambhir, no run, prefers to stay on the backfoot again, covers the line and taps it to mid wicket

20.2 Tsotsobe to Gambhir, no run, solidly behind the delivery this time around, defends it solidly down the wicket

20.1 Tsotsobe to Gambhir, no run, not the first time a delivery has gone past Gambhir's bat, short of length, kept coming in, Gambhir plays inside the line, misses it by a whisker

19.6 Harris to Dravid, no run, Dravid goes deep inside the crease, pushes it down the wicket

19.5 Harris to Dravid, no run, stretches forward and offers dead bat

19.4 Harris to Dravid, 2 runs, loopy delivery that, slightly quicker, gets a thick inside edge, luckily it goes behind the man at short leg, they take two before the fielder at fine leg threw it back

19.3 Harris to Dravid, no run, leans nicely onto it, presents the full face of the bat

19.2 Harris to Gambhir, 1 run, stays back, allows himself that extra time, works it behind square on the on side

19.1 Harris to Gambhir, no run, Gambhir covers the line nicely, taps it to the on side

Another delay in play, Gambhir is not happy with something near the sight screen, he passes the message to Ian Gould

18.6 Tsotsobe to Dravid, no run, back of a length again, around the off stump,well defended to the off side

18.5 Tsotsobe to Dravid, no run, hops and gets on top of the short of length delivery, defends it down the wicket

18.4 Tsotsobe to Dravid, no run, pitched slightly outside the off stump, moves away, Dravid lifts his bat and lets it go

18.3 Tsotsobe to Dravid, no run, pitched up outside the off stump, Dravid puts his leg forward and shoulders arms

18.2 Tsotsobe to Dravid, no run, that one did come back in, extra bounce, hits Dravid on the stomach, might have brushed the glove as well, he acknowledges that delivery

18.1 Tsotsobe to Dravid, no run, well wide of the off stump, there is no way he can get Dravid play at those

17.6 Harris to Gambhir, no run, well played! turns and bounces sharply off the rough, Gambhir tucks it just in front of the man at short leg, went off the glove

17.5 Harris to Gambhir, no run, leans nicely forward as Harris pushes it slower through the air, taps it to silly point

17.4 Harris to Gambhir, no run, flatter and well outside off, Gambhir stretches his front leg and leaves it

Something wrong behind the bowler's arm, a slight delay and we are back.

17.3 Harris to Gambhir, no run, quicker one outside off, Gambhir looks to kick it off his pads, no contact, Boucher collects

17.2 Harris to Gambhir, no run, another one that comes back in, but slightly outside off, Gambhir lets it go

17.1 Harris to Gambhir, no run, that's bounced, come back in off the footmarks and hit Boucher right on his right chest, Ouchie!, Gambhir did well to take the body out of the way and see it through

16.6 Tsotsobe to Gambhir, 1 run, fuller and on the pads, nicely worked away using his wrists to deep square leg

16.5 Tsotsobe to Gambhir, no run, dishes a short ball like he's been doing every now and then, Gambhir ducks well, Boucher collects

16.4 Tsotsobe to Gambhir, no run, uses the depth of the crease, gets on top of the bounce and blocks it

16.3 Tsotsobe to Gambhir, 2 runs, he is looking good, feet moving well, hand eye co-ordination working, walks across this time around, works it gently wide of mid on for a couple

16.2 Tsotsobe to Gambhir, no run, pitched well outside the off stump, Gambhir comes forward, lifts his bat and lets it go

16.1 Tsotsobe to Gambhir, no run, back of a length and on the off stump, Gambhir stays inside the crease and defends it towards cover

15.6 Harris to Dravid, no run, on the leg stump again, Dravid offers his pad, end of a decent first over from Harris

15.5 Harris to Dravid, no run, Dravid leans forward nicely, smothers the spin and taps it towards point

15.4 Harris to Dravid, no run, that was nicely bowled! The extra bounce creating a few problems as Dravid stretched forward, he gets an inside edge onto the pad and the ball rolls to the off side

15.3 Harris to Dravid, no run, drifting on the middle and leg stump, Dravid offers his front pad at it

15.2 Harris to Dravid, no run, well tossed up, on the off stump, Dravid drives it to mid off

15.1 Harris to Dravid, no run, decides to stay forward, stretches and taps it to the off side

Paul Harris, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack

14.6 Tsotsobe to Gambhir, no run, sticks to the same line and length, Gambhir works it to square leg

14.5 Tsotsobe to Gambhir, no run, shortish, doesn't hit the deck hard, Gambhir stays behind and taps it back to Tsotsobe

14.4 Tsotsobe to Gambhir, no run, back of a length and angled in, close to the off stump, Gambhir drops his wrists and lets it go past

14.3 Tsotsobe to Gambhir, no run, fuller and outside the off stump, Gambhir pushes it to mid off

14.2 Tsotsobe to Gambhir, FOUR!!, looked like he just gave it a deft touch but it goes all the way, sheer timing! On the hips Gambhir clips it gently, Steyn gave it a chase and it goes all the way

14.1 Tsotsobe to Gambhir, no run, back of a length and in the channel outside the off stump, a tentative poke, no contact made

13.6 Morne Morkel to Dravid, 2 runs, Morne Morkel dishes another short ball, nicely tucked off the hips past the fielder at backward short leg, Tsotsobe at fine leg runs wide to do the cleaning job, they take two runs

13.5 Morne Morkel to Dravid, no run, Dravid gets nicely behind the line of the delivery, defends it solidly

13.4 Morne Morkel to Dravid, no run, stands on his toes to get on top of the short of length delivery, looked to play across, the ball finds his pad after hitting the bat and then rolls to the off side

13.3 Morne Morkel to Dravid, no run, short of length and angled in, Dravid hops to defend, off the thickish half of the bat, on one bounce to the gully fielder

13.2 Morne Morkel to Dravid, no run, length ball on the off stump, Dravid gets well forward and defends it to the off side

13.1 Morne Morkel to Dravid, no run, good fuller delivery outside the off stump, the Proteas know that Dravid often falls for such deliveries, but he moves his feet pretty well, gets close to the line of the ball and drives it to short cover

12.1 Tsotsobe to Gambhir, no run, slightly short of a good length and angled in, Gambhir stays behind and defends it towards point

Rahul Dravid, right handed bat, comes to the crease

11.6 Morne Morkel to Sehwag, out Caught by Smith!! After going past the bat on numerous occasions, Morne Morkel finally manages to get one! Not much movement on that delivery but the length was good, back of a length and slightly outside off, Sehwag played at it thinking it would come back in a bit more, the ball takes the outside edge, flies to Smith at first slip, he only had to bend down a little, the umpires checked for a no-ball, they went up to the third umpire, but it was just marginal, given out in the end, Morne Morkel strikes and SA are 9 wickets away from a win. Sehwag c Smith b Morne Morkel 11(40) [4s-2]

Morne Morkel to Sehwag, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

11.5 Morne Morkel to Gambhir, 1 run, another bouncer, tucked away well behind the fielder at short leg, fine leg keeps it down to one

11.3 Morne Morkel to Gambhir, no run, short of length and angled in towards the ribs of Gambhir, there is a backward short leg in place for the mistimed hit, but Gambhir does well to drop it down in front of the fielder

11.2 Morne Morkel to Gambhir, no run, pitches it up slightly outside the off stump, good bounce and carry through to Boucher

10.6 Tsotsobe to Sehwag, no run, back of a length and on the stumps, Sehwag gets behind the line and pushes it towards mid on

10.5 Tsotsobe to Sehwag, no run, pitched well outside the off stump, Sehwag lets it go

10.4 Tsotsobe to Sehwag, no run, this was an absolute ripper! pitches on off or slightly outside the off stump and shapes away, Sehwag was hanging his bat and was on the backfoot, lucky that he missed it

10.3 Tsotsobe to Sehwag, no run, jags back in sharply from outside off, steep bounce too, Sehwag drops his bat at the right time

10.2 Tsotsobe to Sehwag, FOUR!!, catch dropped!!, a tough change gone begging, won't be fair to call it a dropped catch, but it goes down as one! Sehwag goes chasing at a delivery that was short and wide, upper cuts it, Duminy was standing a couple of steps behind the conventional backward point position, he jumps and gets his fingers to it, but doesn't hold onto it, goes all the way to the boundary!

10.1 Tsotsobe to Sehwag, no run, bowling change, will it work? pitched well outside the off stump, Sehwag puts his leg forward and watches it through

Lonwabo Tsotsobe, left-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

9.6 Morne Morkel to Gambhir, 2 runs, slightly overpitched outside the off stump, Gambhir stretches and drives it through the covers, didn't hit that hard, just caressed it

9.5 Morne Morkel to Gambhir, no run, short of length and gets the ball to angle in, good bounce again, Gambhir stays inside the line and lifts his bat, good leave that!

9.4 Morne Morkel to Gambhir, no run, too full and well outside off, too easy for Gambhir to decide what to do with that delivery, he leaves it alone

9.3 Morne Morkel to Gambhir, no run, pitched up outside the off stump, Gambhir leans and drives it to the man at short cover

9.2 Morne Morkel to Gambhir, no run, generates some nice bounce, lands in front of a length outside the off stump, Gambhir lifts his bat and sees it through

9.1 Morne Morkel to Gambhir, no run, angles one in towards Gambhir, not good enough, Gambhir trusts the bounce and shoulders arms

9.1 Morne Morkel to Gambhir, no ball, Morne Morkel oversteps, pitched well outside the off stump, Gambhir watches it through

8.6 Steyn to Sehwag, no run, Steyn is getting the ball closer to the stumps by every delivery, this one pitches on middle and shapes away, Sehwag drives it with a slant bat towards cover

8.5 Steyn to Sehwag, no run, pitched up and moving away, Sehwag puts his leg forward lifts his arms and lets it go

8.4 Steyn to Sehwag, no run, was driven in the air, but safe! hops and opens the face of the bat before chipping the short of a good length delivery to backward point, fell short of him

8.3 Steyn to Sehwag, no run, banged in short, Sehwag ducks well under it and lets it go

8.2 Steyn to Sehwag, no run, Sehwag looks to work it against the swing, wanted to play across, gets an inside edge onto the pads, the ball rolls to the off side

No gully now, only the three men at slips, and two men close to each other at backward point.

8.1 Steyn to Sehwag, no run, length ball, pitches on leg and shapes across, Sehwag works it to mid wicket off the backfoot

7.6 Morne Morkel to Gambhir, no run, Gambhir does well this time around, gets behind the line and tucks it to the on side

7.5 Morne Morkel to Gambhir, no run, Another peach from Morne Morkel, around the 143kph mark, angled in to pitch it slightly outside off, darts away, misses the outside edge by a whisker

7.4 Morne Morkel to Gambhir, no run, Dear o dear! Did that kick off a trampoline or what? Steep bounce generated, absolutely unplayable! Gambhir jumps, feet in the air, tries to sway away, the ball misses the outside edge, good leap from Boucher, sharp take behind the stumps.

7.3 Morne Morkel to Gambhir, no run, Morne Morkel thought it was OUT, the crowd had no doubts, but Hashim Amla at backward short leg does not appeal. another one dug in hard, Gambhir was jumping in the air trying to fend it, went off the thigh pad to Amla

7.2 Morne Morkel to Gambhir, no run, pitches it up this time around, Gambhir walks across and tucks it towards short mid wicket

7.1 Morne Morkel to Gambhir, no run, banged in short, on the stumps, Gambhir hops and defends it to the off side, Sehwag wanted a single, he was a couple of paces down the track, Gambhir shouts Nooooo, loud and early call, sends Sehwag back

6.6 Steyn to Sehwag, no run, that was a beautiful delivery from Steyn, full and angling in, but just until it pitched, soon after, it changed directions and moved away, beating the outside edge of the bat by quite a margin, these balls are too good for the outside edges as well!

6.5 Steyn to Sehwag, no run, pitches around the off stump and moves away, beats the outside edge of the bat

6.4 Steyn to Sehwag, FOUR!!, width on offer and Sehwag latches onto it, poor delivery one must say, it was short and wide, bludgeons it through the covers, minimum feet movement but the hand-eye coordination was right up there!

6.2 Steyn to Gambhir, byes, 1 run, pitches well outside off, does not bounce, Boucher gets his body behind but can't stop it, it richochets off his pads behind the slip cordon and they sneak a single

6.1 Steyn to Gambhir, no run, back of a length and angled in from round the wicket, Gambhir stays behind the line and defends it to the on side

5.6 Morne Morkel to Sehwag, no run, hits the deck hard, the outside off line this time around, Sehwag draws his bat close, leans back and watches it through

5.5 Morne Morkel to Sehwag, no run, gets the line wrong, sprays it down the leg, Boucher collects

5.4 Morne Morkel to Sehwag, no run, short and wide, Sehwag stretches looking to upper cut it, no contact made, the ball is flying around

5.3 Morne Morkel to Sehwag, no run, shouts for LBW, shouts for caught behind! But Ian Gould says No! Extra bounce saves Sehwag, it was back of a length outside off, jagged back in, Sehwag was caught hopping inside the crease, the bat was too close to the pad but the ball rushed in, took the top of the pad, and went to the keeper, the bounce took the LBW out of the reckoning, good decision that from Mr. Gould

5.2 Morne Morkel to Sehwag, no run, gets on top of the bouncer, hops and fends it towards point

5.1 Morne Morkel to Sehwag, no run, steaming in from over the wicket, fuller otuside off, gets some good bounce and carry through to the keeper as Sehwag shoulders arms

4.6 Steyn to Gambhir, FOUR!!, angles one in towards Gambhir, did it a bit more than what was required, Gambhir walks across and works it off his pads towards mid wicket, he is too strong in that area, you just can't bowl on the pads, gets another boundary

Steyn decides to come round the wicket, Smith changes the field!

4.5 Steyn to Sehwag, 1 run, fuller and outside the off stump, Sehwag leans on it and drives it towards mid off, Morne dives to stop it, the ball bounced in front of him and hit him on the face, that might have woken him up if he wansn't, yet.

4.4 Steyn to Sehwag, no run, short of length and around the off stump again, Sehwag is on his toes as he mistimes a backfoot punch towards cover

4.3 Steyn to Sehwag, no run, Sehwag gets behind that away swinger, it was around the off stump line, pushes it towards cover

4.2 Steyn to Gambhir, 1 run, goes back again, gets nicely behind the line of the ball, pats it towards cover, scampers through for a single

4.1 Steyn to Gambhir, no run, back of a length and on the off stump, Gambhir gets behind and defends it solidly

3.6 Morne Morkel to Sehwag, no run, there were cries of 'Catch it', Ian Gould says 'Not out', if at all it may have taken something on the way, it may be the trousers, banged in short, Sehwag was hopping, looking to fend it to the on side, replays confirmed that there was no glove involved!

3.5 Morne Morkel to Sehwag, no run, short ball outside the off stump, Sehwag sways back and drops his wrists

3.4 Morne Morkel to Sehwag, 2 runs, fuller delivery angled in to Sehwag, he drives it towards mid on, takes two and gets off the mark

3.3 Morne Morkel to Sehwag, no run, pitches well outside off and gets it to shape back in slightly, does not do enough, Sehwag watches it through

3.2 Morne Morkel to Gambhir, 1 run, digs one short again, it was hurrying onto Gambhir, he jumps, gets on top of the delivery and fends it behind square on the on side, and again, he took the injured hand out of the bat while looking to play at it

3.1 Morne Morkel to Gambhir, no run, looks like the ball was destined to miss the bat! Superb bouncer that, he did everything right, Gambhir was fending at it taking the bottom hand out, the ball continued to move away from the bat as it approached Gambhir, well done Morne Morkel!

2.6 Steyn to Sehwag, no run, pitches it up this time, ball lands on off and middle, shapes away, Sehwag gets behind the line, presents the full face and taps it back to Steyn

2.5 Steyn to Sehwag, no run, dishes another short ball that didn't bounce as much as it should have, Sehwag had to duck a litte extra, he does so, the ball goes over the leg stump

2.4 Steyn to Sehwag, no run, Sehwag stays on the backfoot and pushes it to extra cover, Sehwag is looking calm and composed

2.3 Steyn to Sehwag, no run, just short of a good length again, the ball darts away from Sehwag who was on the backfoot not knowing what to do, another good delivery from Steyn, he's been terrific in this match

2.2 Steyn to Sehwag, no run, banged in short, around the off stump line, Sehwag ducks and lets it go through

2.1 Steyn to Sehwag, no run, short of a good length on the off stump, Sehwag pushes it with an open face and off the backfoot to point

1.6 Morne Morkel to Gambhir, no run, Jaffa of a delivery that! In the corridor of uncertainty, Gambhir was forced onto the backfoot, angled in from round the wicket and then the ball moved away off the seam, beaten all ends up!

1.5 Morne Morkel to Gambhir, no run, another bouncer, Gambhir drops his wrists and lets it go through

Well, the first ball of the over, the ball went off the elbow and it was given as runs. Wonder what would have happened if the catch was taken.

1.4 Morne Morkel to Gambhir, no run, pitches slightly outside the off stump, jags away from Gambhir, he lifts his bat and lets it go

1.3 Morne Morkel to Gambhir, no run, short of a good length delivery on the middle stump, it came back in a wee bit, Gambhir hops and defends it to the on side

1.2 Morne Morkel to Gambhir, no run, he's all set to bat again, after getting a magic spray on his elbow, this one was well outside the off stump, Gambhir lets it go

Gambhir is hurt, the physio walks out to attend to him.

1.1 Morne Morkel to Gambhir, FOUR!!, Oh my! That kicked off the deck like someone's given it a booster or something, kicked viciously off a length, Gambhir was preparing to shoulder arms, the ball takes his elbow, thud! Goes over the slip cordon, there were shouts of 'Catch it', it went so quickly, India will get four runs to the total, well, the pitch is already raising a few eyebrows!

0.6 Steyn to Sehwag, no run, he had the time to get behind the line nicely, opens the face of the bat and punches it to point, straight to the fielder

0.5 Steyn to Sehwag, no run, Peach of a delivery again! short of a good length, slightly outside the off stump, shaping away and bouncing a bit more, Sehwag is comprehensively beaten!

0.4 Steyn to Sehwag, no run, the ball kicks off the deck from a length, we have spoken about the variable bounce that the wicket is offering, Sehwag does very well to adjust and defend it to the off side

0.3 Steyn to Sehwag, no run, right away - a nervous poke from Sehwag! Steyn gets the ball to shape away after pitching it on the off stump, Sehwag plays and misses, the ball also stayed low a tad

0.2 Steyn to Gambhir, 1 run, the ball pitches just short of a good length outside the off stump, comes back in towards Gambhir, he pats it towards cover and sets off for a single

0.1 Steyn to Gambhir, no run, back of a length delivery to start with, on the off stump, Gambhir goes on the backfoot, gets right behind the line, gets on top of the bounce and defends it down the wicket

Gambhir and Sehwag are at the crease. Gambhir is on strike. Steyn will open the attack

Brace yourselves folks, we are all set for an intriguing day. The players are walking out, the Proteas look pumped up. Bright sunshine, Gambhir is out with Sehwag.

Sreesanth: 10% fine that I've got is something that I regret. I kicked the ropes and it was caught on the TV cameras. My mates were telling me that I may as well get a match ban, lucky that I have gotten away with that. I started off well with the ball, and Kallis played a brilliant knock, I badly wanted to get him out and tried my very best. The wicket is turning and bouncing, it's still got some pace. It will be more like an ODI if Sehwag and Gauti give us a good start. I tried to be a bit more aggressive in this Test, but from the next series, I would be a silent killer like I did in the county games.

Pitch report: The crust of the pitch is about 2 inches deep and it is 20% drier than the normal Day 5 pitch. The Proteas can get some swing and seam movement early on with the new ball. The wicket will have more variable bounce than normal, the pressure that the batsmen would be facing is one thing that will get wickets for the Proteas, feels Shaun Pollock.

1:30 PM IST (10:00 AM local time): Remember, India have never won a Test series in SA, they haven't drawn one either. But their recent form suggests that they are capable of doing it for the first time. India played 14 Tests in 2010, where they won 8 and lost 3. Out of the last 10 Tests between India and SA, South Africa have won 5, India have won 4.

Tendulkar, Dravid, Laxman and Sehwag - these are big names, mind you. But, hanging around for 90 overs is indeed a herculean task with the likes of Steyn, Morkel and Tsotsobe steaming in at you. Day 5 pitch and it will offer some turn, Will Harris come into play? Who would have imagined that we would witness such nerve wracking moments right at the start of the year? Will this turn out to be an epic day in the history of cricket? Let's find out as and when Day 5 unveils.

Breaking News: Gambhir will bat today despite the injury that he has suffered, it's not official yet, but reliable sources say, he's ready to open the innings.

A warm welcome to the deciding day of this decisive Test match. You can look at this Test match in 3 different ways - 340 runs to get / 540 deliveries to see through / 10 wickets to be earned which includes the injured Gambhir. All three results possible from a fan's perspective and that's what makes this series so interesting. Are we in for another Mohaliesque Test match? Or will the Proteas seal things without facing much hiccups? Or will India rewrite the history books? This is Ajith and I'll take you through the day along with Srivathsa. Don't go away folks, you don't want to miss the action.

Day 4 - The sorry tale of the Indian bowlers: Apart from the first half hour in the morning, the day has clearly belonged to the Proteas. Kallis, arguably the best all rounder in the history of cricket, came out, battled his side strain and took the game away from the Indians. With back to back centuries, he went past Ponting in the list of Test hundreds getting his 40th one. Bowlers looked flat, Ishant was totally off colour and Zaheer bowled only in short bursts as he didn't look 100%. Sreesanth and Harbhajan did most of the bowling today, but none of them managed to get rid of the SA tail quickly. Bhajji was the pick of the bowlers taking 7 wickets. With India needing 340 runs to win, looks like there are only two results possible, either a draw or a South African win unless we see something miraculous from Sehwag or Dhoni. Remember, Gambhir's fingers are totally strapped and he may not bat for India, so it may be Dravid who will open the innings along with Sehwag. Do join us tomorrow at 2:00 PM IST (10:30 local time) for the final day's play. This is Ajith signing off on behalf of Srivathsa. Cheers and be well.

101.6 Harbhajan to Tsotsobe, out Caught by Sehwag!! 7 for Harbhajan, but the entire Newlands stands up for one man and that is Kallis. He is truly the king here. A rush of blood from Tsotsobe, to the last ball of the day, he charged down and lofted it well, but found Viru at long on. SA have been bowled out and India will need 340 to win the series. The simple equation: 340 runs in 90 overs for India and 10 wickets for SA. A thrilling final day awaits us. But this day has belonged only to one man - Jacques Kallis. True Respect. Tsotsobe c Sehwag b Harbhajan 8(3) [4s-2]

Harbhajan to Tsotsobe, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

101.5 Harbhajan to Tsotsobe, FOUR!!, Another one, too short, dragged down, Tsotsobe rocked back and pulled it down to deep mid wicket, no one in the deep and he will get a boundary, Smith likes it, he is clapping in excitement

101.4 Harbhajan to Tsotsobe, FOUR!!, Hoho! The crowd go nuts, Tsotsobe says if you have 4 men crowding me, this is what I will do, dances down and smacks it straight back over Harbhajan, one bounce over the ropes, hit well

Lonwabo Tsotsobe, right handed bat, comes to the crease

men crowd Tsotso and this will be the last over of the day. Can Harbie take 7 and finish it off?

101.3 Harbhajan to Morne Morkel, out Caught by Sreesanth at long on!! 6 for Harbie! One shot too many. He has holed out to long on. Hit well, but straight to the fielder who did not have to move an inch. Would have been interesting to watch the reaction of Harbhajan if Sree had dropped that, easy catch and he took it well. Enter Tsotsobe. Morne Morkel c Sreesanth b Harbhajan 28(45) [4s-4]

Harbhajan to Morne Morkel, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

101.2 Harbhajan to Morne Morkel, FOUR!!, He has hit that well, takes it from outside leg and heaves it well wide of backward square leg, hit with a lot of power and one bounce over the ropes, Morne Morkel is going after Harbhajan now

100.1 Zaheer to Morne Morkel, 1 run, neatly punched to the left of Bhajji at mid on, he again slides and cuts it off

Zaheer Khan [19.0-2-61-1] is back into the attack

At the end of the over, Harbhajan had a word with Sree too and expressed his disappointment.

99.6 Harbhajan to Kallis, 2 runs, The frustration is showing on Harbhajan and as if to prove a point to Sree, he runs after the ball which is heading to cover, punched into the vacant spaces on the off side, Harbhajan slides after running across and hurls it back in to MS

99.5 Harbhajan to Morne Morkel, 3 runs, Ah, there you go, Harbhajan is not happy with that lazy effort from his best mate, Sree. He yells at him, after Sree had ambled after the ball, cut wide of him and as it trickled along near the ropes, Sree took it easy and Harbhajan was not impressed

99.4 Harbhajan to Morne Morkel, no run, back over the wicket, outside leg, Morne Morkel plants his front foot forward and defends

99.3 Harbhajan to Morne Morkel, no run, flat and skidding onto off stump, Morne Morkel cut that, but could not beat backward point

99.2 Harbhajan to Morne Morkel, no run, shortish in length, Morne Morkel rocks back to push it to the off side

99.1 Harbhajan to Morne Morkel, no run, tossed up on off stump, Morne Morkel gets forward and defends

98.6 Sreesanth to Morne Morkel, leg byes, 1 run, Morne Morkel is hurried on the pull and is hit on the shoulder, it lobs safely on the off side

98.6 Sreesanth to Morne Morkel, no ball, A long way over, Sreesanth has overstepped by at least two feet, Ian Gouldy says, ' A long way over there'

98.5 Sreesanth to Morne Morkel, no run, back over the wicket and hurls in a short ball on the body, Morne Morkel rises onto his toes to defend

98.4 Sreesanth to Morne Morkel, no run, back of a length on off stump, Morne Morkel shifts his weight onto the backfoot and punches it to the off side

98.3 Sreesanth to Morne Morkel, no run, short and wide outside off, Morne Morkel can't connect on the cut shot

98.3 Sreesanth to Morne Morkel, no ball, 2 runs, full ball on off stump, hit uppishly to the left of the bowler, who has overstepped

98.2 Sreesanth to Morne Morkel, no run, back of a length outside off, Morne Morkel stands tall and punches it to the off side

98.1 Sreesanth to Morne Morkel, no run, Morne Morkel ducks under that too early, the ball did not bounce that high and he gets one on the right shoulder, does not bother Morne Morkel though, he is up and ready to face the next one

97.6 Harbhajan to Morne Morkel, 1 run, short ball on middle, pulled to mid wicket, he retains the strike with that run

97.5 Harbhajan to Morne Morkel, no run, pushed back to the bowler from the crease

97.3 Harbhajan to Morne Morkel, no run, slides down the leg side, Morne Morkel inner edges it onto the pad, it falls well in front of short leg

97.2 Harbhajan to Morne Morkel, no run, Morne Morkel gets forward and defends, it was delivered from round the wicket

97.1 Harbhajan to Kallis, 1 run, punched to cover, Dhoni runs after it, slides and keeps it to a single, Kallis wanted 2

96.6 Sreesanth to Morne Morkel, FOUR!!, gentle full toss on off stump, high one too, Morne Morkel crashed that on past mid off, placed superbly and raced away, the agony continues for India

96.6 Sreesanth to Morne Morkel, no ball, first warning says Gouldy and that is for bowling three bouncers in the over, you are allowed to bowl only two, called a no-ball

96.5 Sreesanth to Morne Morkel, no run, Right, we are ready to go again. After that short delay, Sreesanth steams in and bowls a short delivery down the leg side, Morne Morkel ducks and lets it go

Another hold up in play as the players take a breather, while MS is getting attention from the physio. I say, India too should have a female physio like Katie Stalker from New Zealand. It would make all these hold-ups all the more interesting to the crowd at least.

96.4 Sreesanth to Morne Morkel, no run, switches to round the wicket, bowls a short delivery outside off, Morne Morkel can't reach to pull, misses, Dhoni takes one on the fingers, he calls for the physio now, Parnell rushes out with a water bottle, to pass on a message to the batsmen

96.3 Sreesanth to Morne Morkel, 2 runs, shortish on off stump, Morne Morkel punches it sweetly off the backfoot down to sweeper cover, Pujara runs back to keep it to a couple

96.2 Sreesanth to Kallis, 1 run, full ball on leg stump, Kallis flicks it away to fine leg, there is some movement in the South African dressing room, are we in for a declaration soon?, looks like it.

96.1 Sreesanth to Kallis, no run, good length delivery, seams in to off stump, Kallis gets forward and defends with a full face

S Sreesanth [22.0-3-67-0] is back into the attack

95.6 Harbhajan to Morne Morkel, no run, pushes it through on the stumps, Morne Morkel leans forward to defend

95.5 Harbhajan to Kallis, 1 run, tossed up on off stump, Kallis gets forward and drives one to long off, another single

95.4 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, Kallis chips down and then takes it on the pad, he got outside the line of off stump

95.3 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, flicked with the spin to short mid wicket

95.2 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, turned to short leg

95.1 Harbhajan to Kallis, 2 runs, comes down the track and gets to the pitch before driving inside out to deep extra cover, Sree runs in from wide long off to keep it to a couple

94.6 Ishant to Morne Morkel, no run, poor, poor from Ishant, sprays it down the leg side, Morne Morkel will leave those all day

94.5 Ishant to Morne Morkel, no run, back of a length delivery on off stump, Morne Morkel gets right behind the line to defend it back down the pitch

94.5 Ishant to Morne Morkel, no ball, Ishant has overstepped and slipped a short delivery down the leg side

94.4 Ishant to Morne Morkel, FOUR!!, Smith and Parnell in the changing room liked that flat batted forehand slap from Morne Morkel and so did a beauty in the crowd, good camera work too, Morne Morkel thrashed that hard past mid off, hit with disdain

94.3 Ishant to Morne Morkel, no run, bouncer from round the wicket, it kicked up again, but Morne Morkel had pulled his bat inside the line and then lets it go

94.2 Ishant to Kallis, 1 run, back of a length outside off, Kallis goes on the backfoot and punches it to deep backward point, single taken

The physio is out to treat Kallis. He is ready to go again after another round of the magic spray.

94.1 Ishant to Kallis, no run, Ouch! That one kicked up from a short of length and pinged Kallis on the glove as he arched back to defend, the stretching has acerbated the side strain and he now calls for the physio, he seems to be in pain, but he is not willing it to give up, that shows what a fighter he is, an outstanding servant for South African cricket and true legend of the game

93.6 Harbhajan to Morne Morkel, no run, lands outside leg and Morne Morkel pads it away, no chance of being given out LBW

93.5 Harbhajan to Morne Morkel, no run, tossed up and Morne Morkel stretches forward to defend

93.4 Harbhajan to Morne Morkel, FOUR!!, bad ball and put away, short and wide outside off, Morne Morkel slashes it hard to sweeper cover, no one in the deep and it raced away

93.2 Harbhajan to Kallis, 1 run, There it is and the crowd go wild. King Kallis and what an innings. One of the best you will ever see. Under pressure, against the odds. Battling side strain and a bouncing track, he has delivered once again. The first South African to get to a ton in both the innings of a test on home soil. Respect to a legend. Tucked past short leg, and he removes the helmet and acknowledges the applause. His team-mates and the crowd give him a standing ovation. 40th test hundred and he now moves ahead of Ponting

93.1 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, flat delivery on off stump, Kallis goes back and steers it to the off side

Right, Kallis is on 99. Can he get to a ton in both the innings?

92.6 Ishant to Morne Morkel, no run, way outside off, Morne Morkel tries to reach and cannot, missed the cut

92.5 Ishant to Morne Morkel, no run, good defence, short ball into the body, Morne Morkel rises tall and gets right behind the line to block it down dead on the pitch, the crowd clear their throats again

92.4 Ishant to Morne Morkel, no run, back of a length outside off, punched to backward point, was in the air, but well in front of the man, no chance of a single

92.3 Ishant to Morne Morkel, no run, Ishant comes round the wicket and angles one in, it is outside off, left alone

92.2 Ishant to Kallis, 1 run, good length delivery outside off, Kallis stabs it from the crease to backward point, picks the single and moves to 99

92.1 Ishant to Kallis, 2 runs, the crowd roar as Kallis tucks one backward square leg, hares back for the 2nd

Morne Morkel, left handed bat, comes to the crease

91.6 Harbhajan to Steyn, out Caught by (sub)Vijay at leg slip!! Finally the stubborn stand is broken. Sharp turn into Steyn, pitches outside off, and then turns in, Steyn pressed forward to defend, a thick inner edge onto the pad and Vijay takes the catch at leg slip. Harbhajan takes 5, after a long time. Will have to check when has he taken 5 wickets last in an overseas test innings. Steyn c (sub)Vijay b Harbhajan 32(48) [4s-2 6s-1]

Harbhajan to Steyn, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

91.5 Harbhajan to Kallis, 1 run, that one spun back in, bounced too, Kallis goes back to cut, adjusted and dabbed it to gully, moves to 96

91.4 Harbhajan to Steyn, 1 run, flicked to fine leg, with the spin

91.3 Harbhajan to Steyn, no run, wild from Steyn and he does not connect again, went for the slog sweep, the ball pitched outside off and turned back in, missed the bat and went over the stumps

91.2 Harbhajan to Steyn, no run, tucked with the spin, fell short of leg slip, on the bounce

91.1 Harbhajan to Steyn, no run, tossed up and on the stumps, Steyn gets forward and defends

90.6 Ishant to Steyn, 1 run, short ball and into the body, Steyn puts his bat in front of his face, using it as a shield and the thick edge runs through gully, goes down to third man, he will retain strike

90.5 Ishant to Steyn, no run, swing and a miss, another bouncer attempted, Steyn failed to make contact with the pull

90.4 Ishant to Steyn, no run, wasted delivery, down the leg side, left alone

90.3 Ishant to Steyn, 2 runs, the 50 run stand is up, short ball outside off, pulled away in the air to deep mid wicket, not well timed, but Steyn will take on the short ones and try to put it away

90.2 Ishant to Steyn, no run, sharp bouncer outside off, Steyn drops his wrists and then lets it go, Ishant has a stare at Steyn

90.1 Ishant to Kallis, 1 run, good length delivery outside off, Kallis opens the face of the bat and steers it to third man, easy single

89.6 Harbhajan to Steyn, no run, went off the pad to leg slip, India are looking a weary team on the field

89.5 Harbhajan to Steyn, no run, solid forward defence, stretches well forward and then defends

89.4 Harbhajan to Steyn, no run, tossed up and turning in, Steyn gets outside the line of off stump and then is struck on the pad

89.3 Harbhajan to Kallis, 1 run, Kallis comes down the track and whips it down to deep mid wicket, a hit away from a ton - consecutive ones in a test

89.2 Harbhajan to Steyn, 1 run, tucked from off stump, past short leg and Harbhajan is not happy with that effort from the man, he wanted Steyn to be on strike

89.1 Harbhajan to Steyn, no run, down the leg side, Steyn can't connect with the leg glance

88.6 Ishant to Kallis, no run, in the corridor of uncertainty, on a good length and seaming away, Kallis shoulders arms

88.5 Ishant to Kallis, 2 runs, short and wide outside off, Kallis stays beside the line and cuts well to square third man, placed it in the gap for a couple

88.4 Ishant to Steyn, 1 run, back of a length and angling into middle, Steyn tucks it to mid wicket, gets a single again

88.3 Ishant to Kallis, 1 run, full ball on off stump, Kallis on drives to mid on, who is a bit deep

88.2 Ishant to Kallis, no run, good length outside off, in the channel, left alone

Now Steyn pulls away as Ishant charges in to bowl. A spectator moved as Steyn was about to face.

87.6 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, sharp turn and bounce, surprises Kallis, hits him high on the thigh and the ball rolls to the off side

87.5 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, gets to the pitch of the ball and pats it towards the cover, Harbhajan is trying to bowl on the footmarks

87.4 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, turns in from outside off, Kallis smothers the spin and turns it to the on side

87.3 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, stays inside the crease and defends it to the off side

87.2 Harbhajan to Steyn, 1 run, to long on, Steyn pushes one towards mid on, a misfield allows them a single

87.1 Harbhajan to Steyn, SIX!!, 'Welcome back Mr. Bhajji, I'm gonna have the first laugh' says Steyn, clobbers a tossed up delivery out of the park! gets down one knee and slogs one over the cow corner, stupendous, monsterous!

Harbhajan Singh [30.0-1-80-4] is back into the attack

86.6 Zaheer to Kallis, no run, short of length and coming back in, Kallis adjusts to defend it to the off side, holds his back again, looks like he's struggling again, time for another pain killer?

86.5 Zaheer to Kallis, FOUR!!, more agony for Indians in the form of runs and more agony for Kallis in terms of his side strain! stretches for the delivery and gets a thick outside edge that goes between the man at second slip and gully

86.3 Zaheer to Steyn, 1 run, back of a length and angled in, Steyn tries to get the bat behind the line, goes towards cover off the thickish outside half

86.2 Zaheer to Kallis, 1 run, length delivery slightly outside the off stump, Kallis pushes it to deep point

86.1 Zaheer to Kallis, no run, angled in from wide of the crease, does not come in enough to make Kallis play at it

85.6 Sreesanth to Kallis, 1 run, looked like Kallis picked it up a bit late, but did well to swivel and pull it behind square on the on side, he retains the strike

85.5 Sreesanth to Kallis, FOUR!!, time to do a Ravi Shastri - runs are coming thick and fast! Sreesanth comes round the wicket and sends a full toss outside off, Kallis slices it behind point, there is no deep point and another boundary

85.4 Sreesanth to Kallis, no run, pitched up outside the off stump, gets it to shape away, Kallis watches it through

85.4 Sreesanth to Kallis, wide, good bouncer, but the ball keeps on climbing, Kallis wanted to push it over the slip cordon, never got his bat near it, wide called for height!

85.3 Sreesanth to Kallis, no run, Kallis swivels and looks to pull, the ball keeps a touch low, he misses and Dhoni does well to stop it from his pads

85.2 Sreesanth to Steyn, 1 run, sticks to the same length, short on the off stump, Steyn pushes it to cover, Ishant does not pick the ball up, allows Steyn to complete an easy single

85.1 Sreesanth to Steyn, no run, pitches on off and middle, seams away, Steyn gets his bat behind the line and defends it to the off side

84.6 Zaheer to Steyn, 1 run, short of length delivery slightly outside the off stump, goes off the thickish outside edge towards third man

84.5 Zaheer to Steyn, no run, another fullish delivery angled in from wide of the crease, Steyn goes for the cover drive, does not make contact

84.4 Zaheer to Kallis, 1 run, the new ball hasn't done much, another back of a length delivery outside off, he cuts it late, gets the ball behind point, it goes to third man, single taken

84.3 Zaheer to Kallis, no run, fuller delivery on off, Kallis comes on the frontfoot and drives it to cover

84.2 Zaheer to Steyn, 1 run, angles a fuller delivery from round the wicket, Steyn works it to long on, the lead is growing and it's slowling going away from the Indians

84.1 Zaheer to Steyn, no run, back of a length delivery on the off stump, Steyn pushes it back to the bowler

83.6 Sreesanth to Kallis, no run, short of length again, Kallis backs away to cut, misses

83.5 Sreesanth to Kallis, no run, banged in short, Kallis ducks and lets it go

83.4 Sreesanth to Steyn, 1 run, leans forward and throws his bat at it, slices it behind backward point for a single

83.3 Sreesanth to Steyn, FOUR!!, third time lucky for Steyn, he had tried it twice, but this time it was short, allowed him some extra bit of time, pulls it over mid wicket in style, one bounce over the ropes, top shot!

83.2 Sreesanth to Steyn, no run, Steyn gets forward and defends it with the full face

83.1 Sreesanth to Steyn, no run, LOL moment out there! Steyn expected a short ball, he was preparing to duck, Sreesanth sends a good length delivery on the off and middle, Steyn somehow manages to adjust and block it, he was showing his dancing skills at the crease

Time for drinks

82.6 Zaheer to Kallis, no run, fuller and angling in, Kallis gets forward and defends it to point

82.6 Zaheer to Kallis, no ball, oversteps and sends a fuller delivery outside the off stump, left alone

Gambhir is off the field, he's seen in the dressing room with one of his fingers heavily strapped. Don't think he can come and open the innings. If not Gambhir, who else will?

82.5 Zaheer to Steyn, 1 run, length ball angled in, Steyn pushes it to long on for a single

80.3 Zaheer to Steyn, no run, angles this one short in towards middle and off, Steyn arches back and sways out of the way

80.2 Zaheer to Steyn, no run, Steyn is trying to do the same thing that Zak did to him when he was bowling, the ball bounces a bit more from a length, Steyn swung his bat looking to send one back to Durban, misses it completely, stares exchanged!

80.1 Zaheer to Kallis, 1 run, angles a short of length delivery from round the wicket, Kallis tucks it towards mid wicket

Zaheer Khan [15.0-2-47-1] is back into the attack

Second new ball has been taken by the Indians

79.6 Tendulkar to Steyn, FOUR!!, Steyn has given the treatment that it deserved! wide half volley, he stretches his front leg, gives it his everything, cracks it along the ground, a diving fielder at mid off had no chance, the ball had gone past him before he did so and was heading towards the boundary ropes at the rate of knots

79.5 Tendulkar to Steyn, no run, turns in sharply from outside off, hit high on the thigh, muted appeal from the Indians

79.4 Tendulkar to Kallis, 1 run, trifle short, Kallis backs away and pushes it square of the wicket on the off side

79.3 Tendulkar to Steyn, 1 run, to long on, Steyn punches one past Tendulkar towards long on

79.2 Tendulkar to Steyn, no run, Steyn gets forward and defends it solidly to the off side

Dale Steyn, right handed bat, comes to the crease

79.1 Tendulkar to Boucher, out Lbw!! The man with the golden arm gets the golden wicket! Tendulkar is known for his varieties but this was all thanks to the wicket, the ball stayed low, very low! Boucher was shaping for the pull, but realised that the ball was dying down, didn't realise how low it would come onto him though, he misses and is hit on the pad after almost getting down on his knees, struck in front of off and eveyone knew where the ball was heading! Boucher lbw b Tendulkar 55(82) [4s-4]

Tendulkar to Boucher, THATS OUT!! Lbw!!

78.6 Ishant to Kallis, no run, lands on a length outside the off stump, Kallis puts his leg well forward and lets it through

78.5 Ishant to Kallis, no run, shapes away from outside the off stump, good bounce and carry through to Dhoni

78.4 Ishant to Kallis, no run, banged in short and on the off and middle, Kallis does well to see it early and duck under it

78.3 Ishant to Kallis, no run, fuller and again he spills it outside the off stump, Kallis shoulders arms

Sreesanth is seen warming up, so is Zaheer. New ball due in 8 deliveries.

78.2 Ishant to Kallis, no run, Kallis lets another delivery outside the off stump go and thud into the gloves of Dhoni

77.6 Tendulkar to Boucher, 2 runs, full toss outside off, Boucher leans and drives it wide of long off

77.5 Tendulkar to Boucher, no run, Boucher cuts one straight to backward point

77.4 Tendulkar to Kallis, 1 run, turns it past the keeper for a single, that one did turn sharply

Meanwhile, the 100 partnership was up when Boucher took the single

77.3 Tendulkar to Kallis, no run, a bit of extra bounce, Kallis gets on top of it and defends

77.2 Tendulkar to Boucher, 1 run, tosses it up nicely, Boucher works it to long on and ambles across

77.1 Tendulkar to Boucher, no run, starts off with an off-break, turns in from outside off, Boucher goes on the backfoot and defends it towards short mid wicket

Sachin Tendulkar, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack

76.6 Ishant to Boucher, 1 run, that was a good delivery, jags back in from outside off, Boucher fends at it awkwardly towards square leg

76.5 Ishant to Kallis, 1 run, pitched up around the off stump, Kallis gets forward and pushes it past cover for a single

76.4 Ishant to Kallis, no run, Kallis lets another harmless delivery go through to Dhoni

76.4 Ishant to Kallis, no ball, Ishant oversteps, slightly closer to the off stump this time around, Kallis gets forward and defends it to the off side

76.3 Ishant to Kallis, no run, the same old story, Ishant decides to bowl another one outside off, not too full to even lure Kallis forward

76.2 Ishant to Boucher, 1 run, short and wide, Boucher backs away and cuts it to deep point, there is a man in the deep

76.1 Ishant to Boucher, no run, starts with the same line outside the off stump, left alone

75.6 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, on the middle stump, fuller, tapped to the on side

75.5 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, stays on the backfoot, using the depth of the crease, blocks it

75.4 Harbhajan to Boucher, 1 run, trifle short, Boucher makes room and pushes it to the off side, easy single, gets to his 34th Test fifty

Boucher on 49, the crowd is behind him!

75.3 Harbhajan to Kallis, 1 run, Kallis comes down the track and drives it to long on

75.2 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, Kallis gets completely behind the line of the delivery and defends it down the wicket towards the on side

75.1 Harbhajan to Boucher, 1 run, gives it a bit of air, loopy delivery on the off and middle, swept away to fine leg

74.6 Ishant to Kallis, no run, pitched up just outside the off stump, Kallis shoulders arms

74.5 Ishant to Kallis, no run, he's adamant! sticks to the outside off line, Kallis says 'I'm gonna leave those all day'

74.4 Ishant to Kallis, no run, pitched up just outside the line of the off stump, Kallis draws his bat away from the line of the delivery and watches it through

74.3 Ishant to Kallis, no run, length ball outside the off stump, shapes away slightly, he watches it through

74.3 Ishant to Kallis, wide, poor stuff from Ishant, sprays a delivery well outside the off stump, he's looking tired!

74.2 Ishant to Kallis, no run, that delivery swung back in, Kallis gets forward and punches it to mid off, straight to the fielder

74.1 Ishant to Kallis, no run, a loosener outside the off stump, left alone by Kallis

Ishant Sharma [11.0-0-39-1] is back into the attack

73.6 Harbhajan to Kallis, 1 run, Kallis gets down on one knee and sweeps a flighted delivery to fine leg

73.5 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, Kallis stays on the backfoot, whips it just wide of a diving Pujara at backward short leg, the ball just fell short of him

73.4 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, that looked mighty close! Height? Umpire Taufel has got it right yet again, Kallis was rapped on the pad right in front of the off stump as he looked to play across a delivery that turned sharply, hawk eye confirmed that the ball was going over the stumps.

73.3 Harbhajan to Kallis, 2 runs, fetches it from outside off and looks to sweep, the ball hits the bat, then the ground, and then bounces again to hit the bat, it rolls down to fine leg, they collect two!

73.2 Harbhajan to Boucher, 1 run, Boucher closes the face of the bat and turns it past short leg, ambles across for a single

73.1 Harbhajan to Boucher, no run, rapped on the front pad well outside the off stump as he stretches forward, there were two noises, one of the bat hitting the pad and the other one was the ball hitting his pad, umpire says 'Not out'

72.6 Sreesanth to Kallis, no run, another one dug in short, angled down the leg stump, Kallis ducks and lets Dhoni collects it

72.5 Sreesanth to Kallis, no run, banged in short, Kallis looks to fetch it from outside off and pull it, the ball eludes him as it climbs and moves away

72.4 Sreesanth to Kallis, no run, on the middle stump again, whipped straight to the man at mid wicket

72.3 Sreesanth to Kallis, FOUR!!, slightly overpitched, Kallis drives it straight down the ground, showed the full face of the bat and middled it to perfection, moves into the seventies with that boundary, top shot!

72.2 Sreesanth to Kallis, no run, pitches this one up, outside the off stump, shapes away from Kallis, left alone

72.1 Sreesanth to Boucher, 1 run, back of a length and on the hips, tucked away towards deep backward square leg for a single

Welcome back for the post-tea session, Sreesanth to bowl.

Session 2 - King Kallis continues to rule: Prince's wicket at the start of the session was only a flash in the pan as Kallis and Boucher shifted the balance in favour of the Proteas. Some poor bowling and a defensive field placing from MS Dhoni aided the South African charge. The batsmen tackled Harbhajan pretty well stretching the lead past 200. The pain killers seemed to have worked pretty well for Kallis as he showed no signs of his side strain post lunch. Any score above 250 will be a herculian task for the Indians to achieve on a Day 5 pitch, and on this wicket in particular. Do join us at 7:00 PM IST for the final session.

71.6 Harbhajan to Boucher, 1 run, driven off the front-foot to mid off, they take a quick single and that is a session that has completely belonged to the Proteas, it will be tea on day 4, Smith and Co. look very pleased. India have to do all the hard work from here on in

71.5 Harbhajan to Kallis, 1 run, reverse swept to third man, he has timed and played that shot to perfection today

71.4 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, defended from off stump, to short leg

71.3 Harbhajan to Boucher, 1 run, a soft single given away, pushed to Harbhajan's right, he does not bend down and gives away the single

71.2 Harbhajan to Boucher, no run, takes it from outside off and works it to backward short leg, decides not to take the single

71.1 Harbhajan to Kallis, 1 run, Kallis comes down the track and bat pads it away on the off side, no one in the inner ring and they take the single

Last over before Tea

70.6 Sreesanth to Boucher, FOUR!!, fabulous shot, pulled with power down to backward square leg, wide of the crease and bowls it short, Boucher got into position quickly and hammered it away, hit hard and the fielders had no chance

70.5 Sreesanth to Boucher, no run, similar to the last delivery, loopy from the back of the hand, Boucher takes it on the full and works it to mid wicket

70.4 Sreesanth to Kallis, 1 run, back of the hand leggie, Kallis cracks it hard square of the wicket, another single

70.3 Sreesanth to Kallis, no run, back of a length on off stump, Kallis stands tall and pushes it on the off side

70.2 Sreesanth to Kallis, no run, bit of in-swing, dipping into Kallis' toes, Kallis does well to clear the front leg and clip it to mid wicket

70.1 Sreesanth to Kallis, no run, good length delivery on off stump, Kallis defends from the crease

69.6 Harbhajan to Boucher, no run, this one straightens around off stump, Boucher goes back and defends

69.5 Harbhajan to Kallis, 1 run, stroked down to long on

69.4 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, chips down and takes it on the pad, Kallis is struck well outside the line though

69.3 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, another solid block by Kallis as he goes on the backfoot and then takes the bottom hand off the bat handle to keep it down in front of short leg

69.2 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, tossed up and bounces outside off, Kallis goes on the backfoot and defends

69.1 Harbhajan to Boucher, 1 run, Boucher goes on the backfoot and punches it down to long on, they are milking the singles with ease

Good news for India: Zaheer is back on the field.

68.6 Sreesanth to Kallis, no run, good length delivery outside off, Kallis lifts his bat and lets it go

68.5 Sreesanth to Kallis, no run, bouncer and Kallis ducks under it comfortably

68.4 Sreesanth to Boucher, 1 run, pitched up outside off, Boucher opens the face of the bat and square drives to deep backward point, this has been an invaluable knock from Boucher

68.3 Sreesanth to Boucher, no run, pitched up outside off, driven firmly to mid off

68.2 Sreesanth to Boucher, no run, good length delivery on off stump, Boucher gets forward and defends

68.1 Sreesanth to Boucher, 2 runs, down the leg side, Boucher glances it fine down to fine leg, Vijay runs around and cuts it off, the 200 is up and the crowd roar

S Sreesanth [16.0-3-40-0] is back into the attack

Zaheer Khan is off the field. We will keep you posted as to what's the news is with him.

67.6 Harbhajan to Boucher, 1 run, 5 singles this over and it is looking more like an ODI field now, driven to long off again

67.5 Harbhajan to Kallis, 1 run, pushes this softly towards long off

67.4 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, turned with the spin to backward short leg

65.6 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, back over the wicket is Harbhajan, defended off the front-foot

65.5 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, worked to the backward short leg man

65.4 Harbhajan to Kallis, 2 runs, Excellent shot, against the spin, cover driven into the gap, Vijay slides to his left and keeps it down to a couple

65.3 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, gets forward and pats it towards short leg

65.2 Harbhajan to Boucher, 1 run, turned past short leg, played with the spin

65.1 Harbhajan to Kallis, 1 run, Harbhajan comes round the wicket, tossed up on off stump, Kallis pats it to cover point, takes an easy single as no one is near the bat on the off side

64.6 Ishant to Kallis, 1 run, flicked to deep mid wicket, he retains the strike with that run

64.5 Ishant to Kallis, no run, solid, forward defence to a good length ball on off stump

64.4 Ishant to Kallis, FOUR!!, magnificent shot!, full on middle stump, Kallis now whips it wide of mid on, just arrested the front-foot movement and then stroked it away, purred across the turf, he is turning it on now, the momentum has changed completely and SA are in the ascendancy

64.2 Ishant to Kallis, FOUR!!, The crowd are dancing and they are going wild and rightly so. King Kallis. Respect. What a way to get to his 55th testFIFTY!!, beautiful on drive, past a diving Sach at mid on, it raced away and Kallis laps up all the richly deserved applause, despite a side strain, despite the obvious pain, he is undefeated and continues on

64.1 Ishant to Kallis, no run, back of a length, straightens after pitching outside off, Kallis lifts his bat and lets it go

63.6 Harbhajan to Boucher, 2 runs, a top edged sweep, but it lands well in front of fine leg, time to take another couple

63.5 Harbhajan to Boucher, no run, goes on the backfoot and works it to backward short leg

63.4 Harbhajan to Kallis, 1 run, swept hard to backward square leg, Isant fumbles, but they don't risk the second

63.3 Harbhajan to Boucher, 1 run, turned past short leg, Boucher is playing a beautiful innings

63.2 Harbhajan to Boucher, no run, Boucher can't connect on the sweep, but he has got outside the line

63.1 Harbhajan to Boucher, no run, tossed up and bounced outside off, Boucher goes back and defends, riding the bounce

62.6 Ishant to Kallis, no run, bouncer, too high and Kallis ducks

62.5 Ishant to Boucher, 1 run, Oh! That one ripped in and caught Boucher on the glove, Boucher came forward to defend and it brushed the glove before going down to fine leg

62.4 Ishant to Boucher, no run, nicely driven to cover, straight to the fielder

61.1 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, turned to the deepish backward short leg man

60.6 Zaheer to Boucher, no run, defended from the crease towards gully

60.6 Zaheer to Boucher, no ball, goes wide of the crease and cuts the return crease, a no-ball as Boucher shuffles across to clip it to the on side, it hit the pad, if that was not a no-ball, Zaheer and his mates would have gone up in a huge way, certainly looked close

60.5 Zaheer to Boucher, no run, Zaheer seems to be carrying a niggle, ambling in and bowling it a gentle pace on off stump, Boucher blocks

60.4 Zaheer to Boucher, no run, good length delivery on off stump, Boucher gets forward and defends

60.2 Zaheer to Boucher, no run, Boucher played and missed that time, moved across to off stump, the ball straightened and whizzed past his angled bat, was a touch squared up too, lucky that it did not hit the edge

60.1 Zaheer to Boucher, no run, good length and seaming away outside off, Boucher covers the off stump and lets it go

59.6 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, moves across to off and taps it in front of short leg

59.5 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, shortish and turning in, pushed off the backfoot to the bowler

59.4 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, chips down, Harbhajan sees him coming and bowls it flatter, Kallis pads that away

59.3 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, turned to short leg

59.2 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, uses his feet and drives it back to Harbhajan who hurls it back to MS in frustration

59.1 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, hits that spot, the dreaded one outside off, Kallis got outside the line of off and it moved past the bat to hit the pad

58.6 Zaheer to Boucher, no run, Zaheer is down on pace, a gentle length delivery is defended off the front-foot

58.5 Zaheer to Kallis, 1 run, good stop by Sach at mid on, driven to his left and he tumbles across to make a half stop

58.4 Zaheer to Kallis, no run, the shiny side is inside and it moves in, before jagging back a little to beat the forward defensive shot of Kallis, it went on the bounce to MS

58.3 Zaheer to Kallis, no run, bounced and kicked up off a good length, Kallis was taken aback and lifted his head out of the way, took his bat out of the line too, still it jumped and prodded past the outside edge, lovely bowling

58.2 Zaheer to Kallis, no run, full and outside off, Kallis eases an on drive to mid on

58.1 Zaheer to Kallis, no run, from round the wicket, angles it in fuller on off stump, Kallis gets forward and defends

Zaheer Khan [13.0-2-43-1] is back into the attack

57.6 Harbhajan to Boucher, no run, Boucher reaches out and gets well forward to defend it with bat and pad close together

57.5 Harbhajan to Boucher, no run, one more sharply turning delivery raps Boucher on the pad, outside off

57.4 Harbhajan to Boucher, no run, Harbhajan keeps hitting that patch, the one outside off, rips out of that rough, strikes Boucher on the pad, well outside off though

57.3 Harbhajan to Kallis, 1 run, flighted outside off, Kallis pushes it to long off, a single for Kallis

57.2 Harbhajan to Boucher, 1 run, opens the face of the bat and eases it wide of cover, easy single

57.1 Harbhajan to Boucher, no run, tossed up on off stump, Boucher gets forward and drives it to mid off

Drinks are on the field now

56.6 Sreesanth to Boucher, leg byes, 1 run, Ouch! Boucher wanted to duck, but the bouncer followed him, he ducked too early, took his eyes off the ball, it hit his right shoulder and then bounded away into the on side, they steal a leg bye

56.5 Sreesanth to Boucher, no run, attacking the stumps, on a good length, Boucher comes on the frontfoot and defends

56.4 Sreesanth to Kallis, 1 run, good length delivery on middle and leg, Kallis clips it to fine leg, Kallis is playing without any trouble now

56.3 Sreesanth to Kallis, no run, good length and draws Kallis forward, it takes the thick outer edge and rolls along the ground to gully

56.1 Sreesanth to Kallis, no run, fullish on leg stump, flicked to a diving Raina at mid wicket

55.6 Harbhajan to Boucher, no run, lovely bowling, bowling a lot slower and tossing it up well outside off, the ball grips and turns back in, Boucher stretches forward to defend and it hits the pad, got outside the line again

55.5 Harbhajan to Boucher, 2 runs, fabulous running from both, flicked past a lunging Pujara at short leg, it went to the left of him and they scamper back for a couple

55.4 Harbhajan to Kallis, 1 run, worked away past mid wicket, a single taken

55.3 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, chips down the track and takes it on the pad, he realised he was not to the pitch and then used the pad

55.2 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, turned to short leg

55.1 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, Kallis prefers to pad a ball well outside off

54.6 Sreesanth to Boucher, no run, Boucher almost was caught on the crease and struck on the pad, closed the face a bit too early and the leading edge went rolling along the ground to the off side

54.5 Sreesanth to Boucher, no run, pitched up outside off, Boucher gets forward and drives firmly to mid off

54.5 Sreesanth to Kallis, no ball, 1 run, punched off the backfoot to square third man, Sreesanth has overstepped too

54.4 Sreesanth to Kallis, no run, back of a length on middle stump, Kallis gets right behind the line to defend

54.3 Sreesanth to Kallis, no run, comes in from wide of the crease and bowls well outside off, Kallis lets it go

54.2 Sreesanth to Boucher, 1 run, defended to the right of mid wicket, bit of hesitation between the two, but they make it safely in the end

54.1 Sreesanth to Boucher, no run, solid, good length on off stump, Boucher gets forward and defends

53.6 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, turned to that backward short leg man

53.5 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, worked away to backward short leg, who is standing a little deep

53.2 Harbhajan to Kallis, 1 run, turned with the spin down to deep mid wicket

53.1 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, whipped to short leg, it richochets off the arm down to short mid wicket

52.6 Sreesanth to Kallis, 1 run, pitched up outside off, Kallis gets forward and eases it square of the wicket, end of a brilliant over, but Kallis will retain strike

52.5 Sreesanth to Kallis, no run, beaten, top class bowling from Sreesanth, back of a length and Kallis had a feel for it outside off, the ball did not miss the edge by much, Sreesanth has a word or two with Kallis who nods back in return, too good even for Kallis

52.4 Sreesanth to Kallis, no run, good ball, swings in late this time, the reverse swing, Kallis gets forward and defends it with a full face back down the wicket

52.3 Sreesanth to Kallis, no run, appeal for caught behind, but it went off the pad, Kallis missed the glance, and then went off the pad, Gouldy gets it right this time

52.2 Sreesanth to Kallis, no run, more away swing, but starts from outside off and moves further away, left alone

They showed those couple of appeals on tv again by Sree and it was quite hilarious to see. Sree appealed probably 10 times and still did not get it in his favor and rightly so.

51.6 Harbhajan to Boucher, 2 runs, takes it from outside off and sweeps to fine leg, hit hard and wide of the man

51.5 Harbhajan to Boucher, no run, Harbhajan is bowling well, but agaiin Boucher is struck outside the line of off, lunged out to defend and the ball ripped past the bat to hit the pad, Taufel has got each and every decision right and so has Gould, what top class umpiring

51.4 Harbhajan to Kallis, 1 run, turned with the spin past mid wicket

51.3 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, another hugely optimistic appeal for LBW as Kallis lunged well forward to defend, the impact was outside off and also missing leg, going over too

51.2 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, well tossed up outside off, Kallis went for the reverse sweep, missed, it hit the toe and went to slip, Kallis got outside the line of off too

51.1 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, Kallis looks to turn that to on, then manages to defend it back to Harbhajan

Harbhajan Singh [17.0-0-41-4] is back into the attack

50.6 Ishant to Boucher, 2 runs, Ishant starts from middle and slides onto leg, Boucher flicks it away to backward square leg, only an acrobatic save from Raina keeps it to a couple

50.5 Ishant to Boucher, no run, another firm drive to mid on, can't beat the man, Boucher is timing them well

50.4 Ishant to Boucher, no run, too full on the stumps, Boucher shows the full face of the bat and on drives, but straight to the fielder at mid on

50.3 Ishant to Boucher, no run, good length and seaming back in, Boucher got outside the line of off stump and bat padded it to the off side

50.2 Ishant to Boucher, FOUR!!, poor poor bowling from Ishant, drifts onto middle and leg, Boucher had to get a fine tickle and he did just did that, raced away to fine leg, Boucher closed the face and put that away

49.6 Sreesanth to Kallis, no run, Oh! Kallis has to be lucky that time or has he got outside the line of off stump?, the in-swinging yorker, Kallis shoulders arms and it hit him on the toe, missing off show the replays, Taufel, you beauty, what a decision, to the naked eye, it looked dead, but Kallis got well outside the line of off

49.4 Sreesanth to Kallis, no run, Huge moment in the game, Kallis has not been given LBW, looks like the right decision, and it is, off a short run by Sreesanth, nipped back a tad and caught Kallis high on the pad, it struck him in line, but it would have gone over, Taufel gets it right, Sreesanth kept on appealing for a long time, but it was the right decision

49.3 Sreesanth to Kallis, no run, back of a length and on off stump, Kallis gets right behind the line and defends solidly, the side strain seems to be not bothering Kallis now, he is playing freely

49.2 Sreesanth to Boucher, 1 run, Boucher gets forward and plays with the bat in front of the pad, defended into the on side, another easy single

49.1 Sreesanth to Kallis, 1 run, slapped hard in the air, but well in front of point, goes square of the wicket, for a single

48.6 Ishant to Boucher, no run, good comeback, gets a good lift off a back of a length area, angles in, it is not close to the off stump, Boucher shoulders arms

48.5 Ishant to Boucher, FOUR!!, short and wide outside off, poor ball and rightly dealt with by Boucher, cracked hard off the front-foot past cover, scooted away to sweeper cover, Ishant is letting the pressure slip by bowling a few loose ones, giving Boucher plenty of confidence

48.4 Ishant to Boucher, no run, back of a length outside off, Boucher shoulders arms

48.3 Ishant to Boucher, no run, back of a length and straightens on off stump, Boucher is half forward and is almost squared up, ends up defending it off the outer half of the bat to the off side

48.2 Ishant to Boucher, FOUR!!, Boucher is off the dreaded pair now, gentle delivery on the middle and leg, Boucher closes the face of the bat and glances it down to fine leg, got it fine and it raced away

48.1 Ishant to Kallis, 1 run, back of a length and angles in to middle, Kallis tucks it to square leg, takes the single

47.6 Sreesanth to Boucher, no run, good leave, Sreesanth is probing away in the corridor, Boucher shoulders arms

47.5 Sreesanth to Boucher, no run, good length outside off, kept a little low, Boucher thought about the cut shot, but then he decided to leave it at the last moment

47.4 Sreesanth to Boucher, no run, back of a length and angling away from outside off, Boucher lets it go

Harbhajan is enjoying himself, now he poses with a member in the crowd and obliges by taking a photo.

47.3 Sreesanth to Boucher, no run, back of a length on middle stump line, Boucher again defends solidly to the on side

47.2 Sreesanth to Boucher, no run, back of a length and straightens around off stump, Boucher gets right behind the line to defend

47.1 Sreesanth to Kallis, 1 run, short and wide outside off, Kallis cuts hard to deep backward point, only a single

46.6 Ishant to Boucher, no run, Oh! This one cut back in from a back of a length and pinged Boucher on the stomach, Boucher was lunging forward to defend and the ball burst through his defences

46.5 Ishant to Boucher, no run, Boucher gets off the king pair, back of a length outside off, Boucher stands tall and defends it to the off side

Mark Boucher, right handed bat, comes to the crease

46.4 Ishant to Prince, out Caught by Sreesanth at backward point!! That's a bonus wicket for India. A real bad ball and Prince has cut that straight to the fielder. Short and wide, Prince slashed hard, and it went low to Sree who took a neat catch. Prince is a man who always plays well under pressure and especially against India, but he is gone now. Prince c Sreesanth b Ishant 22(35) [4s-2]

Ishant to Prince, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

46.3 Ishant to Prince, FOUR!!, Fine shot! Not a half volley, but Prince hit on the up, reached out and creamed it wide of mid off, timed and placed well to perfection, the crowd roar

46.2 Ishant to Prince, no run, that's the ball, the sharp in-ducker, raps Prince high on the pad as it darts in from outside off, the bounce saved Prince and it would gone well over the stumps

46.2 Ishant to Prince, no ball, Ishant has overstepped and hurls it way outside off as well

46.1 Ishant to Prince, no run, Ishant is now coming round the wicket, angles one way outside off, left alone

45.6 Sreesanth to Kallis, no run, too close to cut and the ball bounces over Kallis' blade, short of length outside off and Kallis arched his back to cut, but the extra bounce beat him that time

45.4 Sreesanth to Prince, 1 run, defended off the backfoot to mid wicket, easy single

Harbhajan on the fence, is sporting a fake moustache and the crowd love it. In fact he took that from one of the supporters and now runs back to return it. What a character and he looks like Dennis Lillee, says Ravi Shastri on air.

45.3 Sreesanth to Kallis, 1 run, short and wide outside off, Kallis gets on top of the bounce and cuts it square of the wicket, only a single

45.2 Sreesanth to Prince, leg byes, 1 run, back of a length on the ribs, Prince gets into an awkward position to tuck that, rolls off the thigh guard and they take a leg bye

45.1 Sreesanth to Prince, no run, beaten, lovely away swinger, pitches outside off and draws Prince forward, it then moves away slightly to miss the edge

S Sreesanth [10.0-3-29-0] is back into the attack

44.6 Ishant to Kallis, no run, too high this time and Kallis sways out of the way with ease

44.5 Ishant to Kallis, no run, good short ball, there are two men in the deep for the pull/hook, head high bouncer, Kallis was early into the shot, luckily for him, it took the bottom edge and rolled on the bounce to the keeper

44.4 Ishant to Prince, 1 run, straightish on middle stump, Prince hops back to tuck it down to backward square leg, takes the single and gets off strike

44.3 Ishant to Prince, no run, solid forward defence, good length on off stump, Prince blocked that with conviction

44.2 Ishant to Prince, no run, this one cuts in the other way, back of a length and bounced a tad extra on off stump, Prince is caught on the crease and is hit on the abdomen, rolls on the off side

44.1 Ishant to Prince, no run, beaten, loose shot from Prince first up, that one seamed away from him from a back of a length outside off, Prince had a waft at it and is lucky that it missed the edge by a fair margin

Welcome back to what promises to be yet another tremendous session. One bad session will prove to be the difference says Ravi Shastri. The batsmen walk out to the middle. Ishant will start off for India. Dravid is standing on the wicket and making a mental note. He is doing some shadow practice. Right, we are all set to go. This is, Srivathsa who will take you through this session.

This thrilling test match continues to swing like a pendulum: India began the day with Harbhajan and he took two wickets in as many overs, removing the dangerous Amla in the process. Kallis came to the crease and immediately counter-attacked with his reverse sweeps against Harbhajan. AB gave him good support, till he inside edged one from Zaheer onto his stumps. The pitch is playing all kinds of tricks and Harbhajan has got the ball to talk. Kallis though, has stood firm and has shown his class; playing late and neutralizing the threat of the spin. Towards the end of the session,his side strain acted up again and he winced in pain, but he has battled on and is the key for his side. It will be interesting to see how the game pans out in the 2nd session. Don't miss a ball and we will be back at 4:40 IST to bring you all the action...

43.5 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, Kallis goes on the backfoot and taps it to short leg

43.4 Harbhajan to Prince, 3 runs, Prince works it wide of mid on, Sree runs back, dives and pulls the ball back in time, good running between the wickets, excellent stop nevertheless near the long on boundary!

43.3 Harbhajan to Prince, no run, slower through the air, Prince gets forward and offers the full face

43.2 Harbhajan to Prince, no run, Prince walks forward and flicks one to square leg, straight to the fielder

43.1 Harbhajan to Prince, no run, comes round the wicket, a better angle for the left hander, floats one in, Prince taps it to the on side

42.5 Ishant to Kallis, no run, on the off stump, almost squared Kallis up, he defends it to the off side

42.4 Ishant to Kallis, no run, length ball on the off, the ball comes back in towards the shiny side, hits Kallis high on the pad, hint of reverse swing

42.3 Ishant to Kallis, no run, dug in hard, outside the off stump line, Kallis gets down on one knee, bends back and lets it go

42.2 Ishant to Prince, 1 run, short of a good length and on the middle and leg, Prince tucks it to square leg, Dhoni runs to stop the ball, Prince wanted two, but Kallis was struggling

42.1 Ishant to Prince, no run, fuller and angling away from Prince, well left

Ishant Sharma [3.0-0-3-0] is back into the attack

41.6 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, on the backfoot, tucks it towards short leg, Kallis is struggling with that back of his

41.5 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, fuller, Kallis turns it to Pujara who is at short leg

41.4 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, waits for the ball, opens the face slightly and taps it to the off side

41.3 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, Kallis gets ready to bat again, stays on the backfoot, turns it to short leg

The physio has walked out to attend to Kallis

41.2 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, that's hurt Kallis!, he was looking to step forward, the ball kicked off the deck as Bhajji dropped it trifle short, hits Kallis on the glove, and the side strain acts up again, Kallis is on the ground and in pain

41.1 Harbhajan to Prince, 1 run, on the leg stump, easily worked away behind square on the on side, just a single

40.6 Zaheer to Kallis, no run, Kallis gets forward and defends one with the full face towards short cover

40.5 Zaheer to Kallis, no run, short of length and nipping back in, goes off the hip to the left of Dhoni, he dives and takes it cleanly, Zaheer and Co. appeal, turned down by the umpire

40.3 Zaheer to Kallis, no run, back of a length and coming back in, almost squared up, the ball goes to gully off the outside edge, Kallis holds his back after playing the shot, first signs of him struggling from the side strain

40.2 Zaheer to Kallis, no run, short of a good length and angled in from wide of the crease, Kallis shoulders arms

40.1 Zaheer to Kallis, no run, pitched up and angled in, Kallis gets forward and defends it to cover point

39.6 Harbhajan to Prince, no run, overambitious appeal again, pitched outside leg, Prince was content to offer the pad at it

39.5 Harbhajan to Prince, no run, pitches well outside leg, Prince offers his pad at it, Harbhajan appeals, but you hardly get LBWs from this angle

39.4 Harbhajan to Kallis, 1 run, Kallis closes the face of the bat and turns it past Pujara at short leg for a single

39.3 Harbhajan to Prince, 1 run, angled across again, shortish in length, Prince tucks it behind square on the on side

39.2 Harbhajan to Prince, no run, Harbhajan comes over the wicket, pitches outside leg, turns across and takes Prince's thigh guard before lobbing up in the air

39.1 Harbhajan to Kallis, 1 run, Kallis reverse sweeps, the ball hits the ground and takes off, Dravid at wide slip leaps and stops the ball, couldn't prevent the single though

38.6 Zaheer to Prince, no run, fuller, pitching on off and moving away, Prince lifts his bat and lets it go

38.5 Zaheer to Prince, no run, pitched up outside the off stump, good bounce and carry through to Dhoni as Zaheer gets it to shape away

38.4 Zaheer to Prince, no run, fuller, in the slot to put it away, Prince leans forward and drives, good diving stop by Pujara at cover

38.2 Zaheer to Prince, no run, pitched up and gets it to move away, Prince lets it go

38.1 Zaheer to Prince, FOUR!!, The Proteas are too good against those short balls, Prince executes it pretty well, goes back and pulls it towards the vacant deep mid wicket region, ambles away to the boundary

37.6 Harbhajan to Prince, 1 run, gives it a bit more air, fuller as well, Prince sweeps it to fine leg, retains the strike

37.5 Harbhajan to Prince, no run, Prince clears his front leg and defends it solidly

37.4 Harbhajan to Kallis, 1 run, sweeps well, gets down on one knee and middles it to deep backward square leg

37.3 Harbhajan to Kallis, leg byes, FOUR!!, a lot too straighter from Harbhajan, pitches on off, turns in, brushes Kallis' pad and goes down to the fine leg boundary, Dhoni had no chance

37.2 Harbhajan to Prince, 1 run, uses the feet to get towards the pitch of the ball, but it takes the outside edge as he presents the full face, goes wide of the man at slip

36.6 Zaheer to Kallis, no run, pitches outside off and it comes back in, extra bounce, hits Kallis on the glove, the ball rolls to the off side

36.5 Zaheer to Kallis, no run, kicks off the turf and shapes away, Kallis lifts his bat and lets it go

36.4 Zaheer to Kallis, no run, angles it in and gets it to shape away, Kallis shoulders arms

36.3 Zaheer to Kallis, no run, pitched up and angled in, Kallis pushes it towards mid on

36.2 Zaheer to Prince, 1 run, on the middle and leg, Prince clips it to square leg, 100 is up for the Proteas

36.2 Zaheer to Prince, no ball, pitched up outside off, shapes away, left alone, and Zaheer has overstepped!

Ashwell Prince, left handed bat, comes to the crease

36.1 Zaheer to de Villiers, out Bowled!! The round the wicket angle pays off for Zaheer, he bowled numerous deliveries from that angle, but brings this one back in towards de Villiers, he was prepared to leave the ball thinking it would go the other way, misread the delivery completely, the ball takes the toe of the bat and crashes onto the stumps, middle and off knocked out! de Villiers b Zaheer 13(58) [4s-1]

Zaheer to de Villiers, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

35.6 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, gets down the wicket, offers his pad, no harm done

35.5 Harbhajan to Kallis, 2 runs, employs the reverse sweep, the ball bounced a touch more, went more off the top of the bat, Tendulkar at square third man keeps it down to two

35.4 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, allows the ball to turn, goes on the backfoot and taps it behind square on the on side

35.3 Harbhajan to de Villiers, 1 run, fuller and on the off stump, de Villiers works it towards long on

35.2 Harbhajan to de Villiers, no run, trademark ABD 'chip down the track and block!'

35.1 Harbhajan to de Villiers, no run, de Villiers dances down the wicket, the ball turns in from outside off, takes de Villiers' front pad and rolls to the off side

34.6 Zaheer to de Villiers, 1 run, de Villiers plants his leg forward, pushes it towards point and takes a quick single

34.5 Zaheer to de Villiers, no run, angled in from well outside the off stump, de Villiers sees it through to the keeper

34.4 Zaheer to de Villiers, no run, de Villiers gets forward and defends a length delivery to point

34.3 Zaheer to de Villiers, no run, fuller delivery angling in, de Villiers drives it straight to the fielder at mid on

34.2 Zaheer to de Villiers, no run, pitched up outside the off stump, de Villiers lifts his bat and lets it go

34.1 Zaheer to de Villiers, no run, short of a good length delivery angled in, off stumpish, de Villiers pushes it down the pitch

33.6 Harbhajan to de Villiers, 1 run, de Villiers gets to the pitch of the delivery and flicks it to the right of short mid wicket

33.5 Harbhajan to de Villiers, no run, de Villiers comes down the wickt and pats it back to Harbhajan

33.4 Harbhajan to Kallis, 1 run, Kallis leans and looks to reverse sweep, gets a bottom edge and the ball goes towards short third man

33.3 Harbhajan to de Villiers, 1 run, it's de Villiers this time who decides to employ the reverse sweep, the ball turns, goes off the toe end of the bat to cover

33.2 Harbhajan to de Villiers, no run, not too full, de Villiers stays on the backfoot, tucks it to backward short leg

33.1 Harbhajan to de Villiers, no run, good tight bowling this from Harbhajan, drifts one in towards de Villiers, turned to short leg

32.6 Zaheer to Kallis, no run, fuller and angled in, Kallis drives it to mid on

32.5 Zaheer to Kallis, no run, that's better! pitched up and angled in, move away off the deck, Kallis was forced to play at it, he thought the ball would come back in, played at it and lucky that it went past the outside edge

32.4 Zaheer to Kallis, no run, well outside the off stump again, Kallis watches it through

32.3 Zaheer to Kallis, no run, pitched up outside the off stump, Kallis puts his leg forward and shoulders arms

32.2 Zaheer to Kallis, no run, fuller and outside the off stump, curving away, left alone

32.1 Zaheer to Kallis, no run, superb delivery from Zaheer, angles it in from round the wicket, gets it to move away after pitching, Kallis goes for the cover drive, beaten!

31.6 Harbhajan to de Villiers, no run, flatter and on the off stump, de Villiers comes on the frontfoot and offers the full face

31.5 Harbhajan to de Villiers, no run, goes forward this time, turns it to short leg

31.4 Harbhajan to de Villiers, no run, sharp turn and bounce again for Harbhajan, de Villiers makes room, hops and defends it down the wicket

31.3 Harbhajan to de Villiers, no run, flighted delivery on the off stump, nicely defended on the frontfoot

31.2 Harbhajan to de Villiers, no run, that was much quicker, de Villiers does well to get forward and block

31.1 Harbhajan to Kallis, 1 run, Harbhajan gives it a bit of air, Kallis drives it to long on, ambles across for a single

Drinks are on the field now

30.6 Zaheer to de Villiers, no run, finds the right area, good slower bouncer that, de Villiers hangs his bat at it tentatively, muted appeal, but it missed the bat

30.5 Zaheer to Kallis, 1 run, gets some extra bounce as he angles it in, the ball hits the splice of the bat, Kallis takes his bottom hand out, goes towards square leg

30.4 Zaheer to Kallis, no run, good length delivery shaping back in, Kallis lifts his bat and lets it go

30.3 Zaheer to Kallis, no run, short of a good length and angled in sharply, Kallis defends it back down the wicket

30.2 Zaheer to Kallis, no run, that delivery stayed low, Kallis bends down and steers it to gully

30.1 Zaheer to de Villiers, 1 run, sticks to bowling round the wicket, de Villiers pats it towards cover and sets off for a single

29.6 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, quicker delivery that, Kallis turns it to Pujara who stops it on one bounce

29.5 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, changes the angle, comes round the wicket , Kallis stays back and blocks one towards short leg

29.4 Harbhajan to de Villiers, 1 run, nicely tossed up, de Villiers comes down the wicket and works it wide of Laxman towards long on

29.3 Harbhajan to de Villiers, no run, de Villiers comes down the wicket and works it to Laxman at mid wicket

29.2 Harbhajan to Kallis, 1 run, decides to reverse sweep again, finds the middle of the bat, the ball goes to square third man

29.1 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, almost did him in! Kallis danced down the track, the ball lands on the footmark and goes between the bat and the front pad, the back leg saved him on that occasion, he needs to be more careful with his approach!

28.6 Zaheer to Kallis, 1 run, tucked off his pads behind square on the on side, he retains the strike with that run

28.5 Zaheer to Kallis, no run, that one kicked off the deck, caught Kallis unawares, fends it towards backward point, did well to keep it down

28.4 Zaheer to Kallis, no run, good length delivery on the off stump, Kallis gets forward and defends

28.3 Zaheer to Kallis, no run, that was close! Another loud appeal for caught behind, turned down! Zaheer comes round the wicket and gets it to come back in, flips the top of the front pad as Kallis plays away from the body, goes back to Dhoni, he goes up straight away, no says Ian Gould

28.2 Zaheer to de Villiers, 1 run, short of a good length and angled across, de Villiers taps it to the off side off the backfoot and sets off for a quick single

28.1 Zaheer to Kallis, 1 run, back of a length and on the off stump, Kallis stays behind and pushes it to point

28.1 Zaheer to Kallis, no ball, Zaheer oversteps, slower delivery pitched up outside the off stump, left alone

27.6 Harbhajan to de Villiers, no run, shouts of 'catch it' as de Villiers looks to whip one across, off the pads it went, Pujara dives forward to take it just above the ground, loud appeal from the Indians, umpire Taufel unmoved!

27.5 Harbhajan to de Villiers, no run, well kept away again, lands on the rough, slower through the air, de Villiers gets on top of it, keeps it down towards short leg

27.4 Harbhajan to de Villiers, no run, drifting down the leg, de Villiers helps it to backward short leg

27.3 Harbhajan to de Villiers, no run, turns from the rough again, de Villiers gets the bat down and defends it to Pujara at short leg

27.2 Harbhajan to Kallis, 1 run, Kallis backs away, pushes it past point with an open face and collects a single

27.1 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, extra bounce and turn again, Kallis stays back and turns it past short leg

26.6 Zaheer to de Villiers, no run, fuller delivery angling away from de Villiers, he is content to let that go through

26.5 Zaheer to de Villiers, no run, gets behind he line of the delivery that comes back in, blocks it to the on side

26.4 Zaheer to de Villiers, FOUR!!, fuller delivery on the off stump, de Villiers presents the full face and drives it straight down the ground, bisects the bowler and mid off, fine shot!

26.3 Zaheer to de Villiers, no run, fuller, pitches on off and straightens, he works it to square leg

26.2 Zaheer to Kallis, 1 run, gets that one to come back in from off and middle, Kallis drops it to the on side, quick single taken

26.1 Zaheer to Kallis, no run, pushes it across from over the wicket, Kallis won't go after those

Zaheer Khan [5.0-0-25-0] is back into the attack

25.6 Harbhajan to de Villiers, no run, comes down the wicket, smothers the spin and works it to Laxman at mid wicket, good diving stop that!

25.5 Harbhajan to de Villiers, no run, on the backfoot again, allows the ball to turn, tucks it wide of backward short leg who runs wide to prevent the single

25.4 Harbhajan to de Villiers, no run, slightly quicker, de Villiers goes back and turns it to backward short leg

25.3 Harbhajan to de Villiers, no run, looks to sweep it from outside off, hit on the pad, but impact outside off, the muted appeal dies down pretty quickly

25.2 Harbhajan to Kallis, 1 run, fuller, Kallis reverse sweeps it to square third man for just a single

25.1 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, sharp bounce and turn, Kallis goes on the backfoot and adjusts to the bounce, defends it off the splice of the bat to short leg

Good tactic that from Sreesanth to come round the wicket, he is also helping Harbhajan by running on the rough

24.6 Sreesanth to de Villiers, no run, on a length and angled across, de Villiers gets behind and taps it down the wicket

24.5 Sreesanth to de Villiers, no run, Sreesanth comes round the wicket and slants one across de Villiers, left alone

24.4 Sreesanth to de Villiers, no run, pitches it up and gets the ball to shape away from de Villiers, he sees it all the way through

24.3 Sreesanth to de Villiers, no run, fuller and angled in, de Villiers gets forward and pushes it back to Sreesanth

24.2 Sreesanth to de Villiers, no run, fuller delivery on the off stump, de Villiers gets behind and pushes it towards mid off

24.1 Sreesanth to de Villiers, no run, short of length, takes off and reaches chest height, de Villiers gets on top of the ball and defends it down the wicket

23.6 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, goes on the backfoot pretty early allowing himself that extra bit of time, whips it towards square leg

23.5 Harbhajan to de Villiers, 1 run, uses his feet to get to the pitch of the ball, eases it towards long on

23.4 Harbhajan to de Villiers, no run, quicker delivery, sharp turn, de Villiers goes back and taps it towards backward short leg

23.3 Harbhajan to de Villiers, no run, flighted and pitched well outside off, de Villiers sweeps it to mid wicket

23.2 Harbhajan to de Villiers, no run, de Villiers comes down the wicket and drives it to mid wicket, straight to the fielder

23.1 Harbhajan to de Villiers, no run, de Villiers goes on the backfoot and turns it to short leg

22.6 Sreesanth to Kallis, no run, fuller and around the off stump, moves away, Kallis lifts his bat and lets it go

22.5 Sreesanth to de Villiers, 1 run, wasn't all that short, but de Villiers cuts it wide of Ishant at point, a single results

22.4 Sreesanth to de Villiers, no run, fuller and on the off stump, de Villiers gets behind the line and defends it down the wicket

22.3 Sreesanth to de Villiers, no run, pitched up outside the off stump, de Villiers lifts his bat and lets the out swinger go and thud into the gloves of Dhoni

22.2 Sreesanth to Kallis, 1 run, back of a length and on the middle and leg, Kallis walks across, gets on top of it and helps it down to fine leg

22.1 Sreesanth to Kallis, no run, short of a good length slightly outside off, curves away, Kallis shoulders arms

21.6 Harbhajan to de Villiers, no run, gets forward and taps it nicely behind forward short leg

21.5 Harbhajan to Kallis, 1 run, reverse sweeps again, but there is a third man in place now, only a single

21.4 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, quicker, Kallis stays back and gets his bat down to defend it to the on side

21.3 Harbhajan to Kallis, FOUR!!, fantastic batting this! Shots like these would force Harbhajan to change his line and length, fuller, takes it from middle and leg and reverse sweeps it well wide of Dravid at first slip, the ball races all the way to the boundary beating Tendulkar in the chase!

21.2 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, flatter and turning in, Kallis taps it to the on side off the backfoot

21.1 Harbhajan to Kallis, 2 runs, fetches it from the off stump and sweeps it to fine leg, good running between the wickets

20.6 Sreesanth to de Villiers, no run, fuller delivery on the off stump, de Villiers drives it to mid off

20.5 Sreesanth to de Villiers, no run, good length delivery slightly outside the off stump, slight hint of away movement, de Villiers puts his leg forward and shoulders arms

20.4 Sreesanth to de Villiers, no run, too full, swinging away from outside off, de Villiers watches it through

20.3 Sreesanth to de Villiers, no run, pitches on off and middle, shapes away, de Villiers gets behind the line of the ball and defends it to the off side

20.2 Sreesanth to de Villiers, no run, fuller delivery and on the off stump, de Villiers drives it to the man at cover

20.1 Sreesanth to Kallis, 1 run, lands just short of a good length, but on the stumps, Kallis goes on the backfoot and tucks it past square leg

19.6 Harbhajan to de Villiers, no run, another close one, fabulous bowling this from Harbhajan, turns in again, takes the inside edge, then the pad, lobs wide of Pujara at short leg

AB de Villiers, right handed bat, comes to the crease

19.5 Harbhajan to Amla, out Bowled!! There goes the danger man! A touch unlucky, but the sweep shot has resulted in his downfall. What a passage of play for the Indians! Harbhajan pitched it fuller, got the ball to turn, Amla was looking for the sweep, the ball took the fore arm, lobbed up in the air, rolled back just to kiss the stumps, it was enough for the bails to be dislodged. Amla tried to push the ball away but it was all too late, Harbhajan gets his fourth and SA are reeling. Amla b Harbhajan 2(11)

Harbhajan to Amla, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

19.4 Harbhajan to Amla, no run, bounces and turns sharply from outside off, Amla goes on the backfoot and defends it to short leg

19.3 Harbhajan to Kallis, 1 run, gets down on one knee and sweeps it to fine leg for a single

19.2 Harbhajan to Kallis, FOUR!!, well, mark my words, there is no side strain that's bothering him at least now! superb reverse sweep, decided to go for it at the last moment and did it in style, gets it behind backward point and in the gap for another boundary

19.1 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, tries to fetch a sweep from well outside the off stump, the ball turns and hits him on the pad

18.6 Sreesanth to Amla, no run, ends the over with another bouncer outisde the off stump, Amla lets it go

18.4 Sreesanth to Kallis, FOUR!!, Where is the side strain? Sreesanth dishes another short ball, Kallis gets on top and pulls it in front of square with utter disdain, his left leg almost went back to hit the stumps, he needs to be careful about where he's standing

18.3 Sreesanth to Kallis, no run, hits the deck hard and targets Kallis with a bouncer, he does well to duck under it

18.2 Sreesanth to Amla, 1 run, Amla gets forward, opens the face and pushes it wide of point, single taken!

18.1 Sreesanth to Amla, no run, on a length just outside the off stump, Amla shoulders arms

17.6 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, leans nicely forward, tapped on the pad well outside off, muted appeal from the Indians

Jacques Kallis, right handed bat, comes to the crease

17.5 Harbhajan to Petersen, out Lbw!! It only took Harbhajan five deliveries! Tremendous assistance off the rough, it was well tossed up, lands on the footmarks outside the off stump and turns in sharply, Petersen was on the backfoot looking to whip it to square leg, done in by the sharp turn, rapped on the knee roll in front of middle, he's a dead duck. Exactly the start the Indians were hoping for, starting the day with Bhajji at one end has worked for Dhoni. Petersen lbw b Harbhajan 22(47) [4s-1]

Harbhajan to Petersen, THATS OUT!! Lbw!!

17.4 Harbhajan to Petersen, no run, Petersen comes down the wicket, looks to work it across, the ball turns and hits him on the pad

17.3 Harbhajan to Petersen, no run, Harbhajan is not giving it much flight, the batsmen are cautious, Petersen is content to go on the backfoot and turn it to the on side

17.2 Harbhajan to Amla, 1 run, fuller this time, Amla gets his front leg across and works it to deep mid wicket

17.1 Harbhajan to Amla, no run, quicker delivery to start things, turns sharply off the rough, Amla defends it to the on side off the backfoot

16.6 Sreesanth to Petersen, no run, back of a length and darting across, Petersen does well to get behind the line of the delivery, blocks it to the off side

16.5 Sreesanth to Petersen, no run, cracker of a delivery that! moves away sharply from the off stump as if it's a fast leg cutter, kicks off the deck, beats the outside edge from quite some distance as Petersen hangs his bat

16.4 Sreesanth to Petersen, no run, just outside the off stump, length ball, Petersen lifts his bat and lets it go

16.3 Sreesanth to Petersen, no run, pitched up and swinging away, gets some good bounce, nice carry through to Dhoni

16.2 Sreesanth to Petersen, no run, lands just in front of a length, slightly outside the off stump, Petersen shoulders arms

16.1 Sreesanth to Petersen, no run, gets some away swing straight away, fuller and outside the off stump luring Petersen to go for the drive, misses it

Get set for another exciting day, the players are walking out. FYI, not a cloud in the sky. Petersen to take strike, Sreesanth will start the proceedings.

Dale Steyn: The ball is swinging nicely, I have always swung the ball well. We have come out of a series in Abu Dhabi where the ball didn't swing a great deal for us, but in South African conditions, we usually get the ball to move. For me, it just comes naturally, I feel gifted. I am still 27, and I have a lot to prove, I have to be more consistent and that's something I have been working on. That's a great stat to have in modern day cricket (when Mike Haysman reminded him about the fact that he takes a wicket every 39 balls in Tests).

Tendulkar: It was challenging to bat out there, the ball was doing a lot of things. On a track like this, we have to forget the previous ball and concentrate on the next. This is definitely one of the challenging hundreds that I have scored and it's right up there in the list. The cracks are starting to widen and things will get more difficult for the batsmen. We need a few early wickets today.

Pitch report: The pitch has dried out, thanks to the sun that's beating hard for the last couple of days and that brings the footmarks into play. The pitch looks like a Day 5 pitch and we are still at the start of Day 4. There will be some swing at the start of the day. There is some wear and tear, and it's a major concern. The pitch will play it's part but it's the pressure of this decisive Test that will be a much bigger concern for the players, feels Shaun Pollock.

Looks like the time lost on Day 1 has been compensated with the early starts on Day 2 and Day 3. Play starts today at 2:00 PM IST (10:30 AM local time)

News on Kallis for those who have been writing in: Since the injury that he has suffered is taken into account as an external blow that he suffered when he got hit on the side trying to sway away from a Sreesanth bouncer, there is no time constraint for him to come and bat. He may come and bat as soon as the next wicket falls.

Some respite for BCCI, who have been against the UDRS, after what we witnessed at the SCG today. Bell clearly inside edged one to Brad Haddin and Aleem Dar ruled him out. Bell, half heartedly, went for the review and the hot spot didn't spot any edge. The decision had to be overturned much to the agony of the Aussies. But later on, snicko confirmed that there was a clear nick. Apparently, if the edge of the bat is polished more than usual, the hot spot won't detect the edge. The question still remains, how do you solve the UDRS dilemma?

Before we start the coverage, a word of appreciation for the umpires of this game - Ian Gould and Simon Taufel. They have had a terrific game, their decisions have been precise and they've got it right every single time. Kudos!

9:30 AM local time (1:00 PM IST): A warm welcome to all you cricket lovers. A decisive day this, it's been even stevens until now but things may change pretty quickly with the pitch offering some wear and tear. The spinners will surely come into play and we saw that towards the end of Day 3. Will Harbhajan help India press for a win? Will Amla and Co. help SA stretch the lead to a comfortable margin? Don't go away, this is Ajith bringing you all the action along with Srivathsa.

Day 3, stumps: The game hangs in the balance- It's been a fabulous day of Test match cricket. Sachin's 51st Test ton and Steyn's fifer were the highlights of the day. The South African openers came out positively and put on a 50-run stand denying the Indian new ball bowlers any wicket. Harbhajan removed both Smith and the night watchman Harris just before the close of play giving India a slender hope. Two more days left in the Test and it all depends on how much turn the pitch would offer tomorrow. Kallis, who is suffering from a side strain, can come out to bat if the team needs him. Join us at 1:37 PM IST (10:07 local time) for the live coverage of Day 4. Until then, this is Ajith signing off on behalf of Srivathsa. Keep your frown upside down.

15.6 Harbhajan to Amla, no run, back over the wicket to the last ball of the day and well tossed up outside off, Amla softly taps it to short leg to end one of the best days of test cricket seen in recent times. It's stumps on day 3. A fascinating and an absolute brute of a day has finally come to an end.

15.5 Harbhajan to Amla, no run, comes round the wicket and sees Amla safely negotiate it again

15.4 Harbhajan to Amla, no run, again plays it softly and turns this to backward short leg

15.3 Harbhajan to Amla, no run, five men crowd Amla as he walks in and taps the sharply turning delivery to short leg

15.2 Harbhajan to Harris, out Lbw!! A bad leave that and Harris will pay for it by walking off, a huge puff of dust as it spins sharply from outside off, Harris shouldered arms and saw the ball thudding into his pad, Taufel had no hesitation in giving it out. When you don't offer a shot, then you will be in trouble. That would have crashed into off and middle. Amla walks in now.Harris lbw b Harbhajan 0(8)

Harbhajan to Harris, THATS OUT!! Lbw!!

15.1 Harbhajan to Petersen, 1 run, another top edged paddle sweep, loops over short fine leg, Petersen surprisingly takes the single

The last over of the day coming up and Harbie will bowl it

14.6 Ishant to Harris, no run, bouncer, but down the leg side, Harris ducks under it comfortably

14.5 Ishant to Harris, no run, well defended by Harris who goes on the backfoot and drops it dead on the pitch, rode the bounce well

14.4 Ishant to Harris, no run, banged in short, does not bounce that high, Harris drops his wrists and lets it go

14.3 Ishant to Harris, no run, another short ball, another well judged leave by Harris

14.2 Ishant to Harris, no run, around the wicket now goes Ishant, a short leg and a leg gully in place, predictably the short ball arrives, but it is outside off and Harris sways out of the way

14.1 Ishant to Petersen, 1 run, tucked away down to fine leg, off the hips, now Harris is on strike

13.6 Harbhajan to Harris, no run, tossed up from over the wicket and turning back in, Harris gets forward and pushes it to the on side, lots of oohs and aahs from the Indian close in fielders

13.5 Harbhajan to Harris, no run, Wooh! That one stayed low, thankfully for Harris it was outside off, so he had the time to adjust and defend it down, it almost shooted through and just about hit the bottom of the bat

Paul Harris, right handed bat, comes to the crease

13.4 Harbhajan to Smith, out Lbw!! Harbie has struck with an important wicket and after doing all the hard work Smith is gone. The top spinner from round the wicket, landed on middle and skidded on, Smith was shuffling across to clip it, he missed and it struck him high on the pad; above the knee roll, Taufel reckoned that it was out and Smith slams his bat hard into the ground in anger as he walks off. Smith lbw b Harbhajan 29(47) [4s-3]

Harbhajan to Smith, THATS OUT!! Lbw!!

13.3 Harbhajan to Smith, no run, Smith comes down the track and gets it on the full, worked to short mid wicket

13.2 Harbhajan to Smith, no run, fraction short outside off, cut away to backward point, straight to the fielder

13.1 Harbhajan to Petersen, 1 run, the 50 run stand is up with a top edged sweep, the paddle sweep, but it falls well short of backward square leg, the third time that they have reached a 50 run stand in this series

12.6 Ishant to Smith, no run, well down the leg side, Smith lets it go and Dhoni dives to his left to catch that

12.5 Ishant to Smith, no run, back of a length and angling away from off stump, Smith shoulders arms

12.4 Ishant to Smith, no run, bouncer and Smith ducks under it comfortably as it passes well above his head

12.3 Ishant to Petersen, 1 run, driven uppishly wide of cover for an easy single, the bat face turned in his hand as he played that

12.2 Ishant to Petersen, no run, well wide of off stump, Petersen leaves it alone

12.1 Ishant to Petersen, no run, back of a length and angling away from outside off, Petersen shoulders arms

11.6 Harbhajan to Smith, no run, another inner edge onto the pad and again falls in front of Pujara, he lunged forward, but could not reach

11.4 Harbhajan to Smith, no run, Great anticipation from Pujara at short leg again, moved with the shot as Smith came down the track, the inner edge onto the pad, just went wide of him, he dived to his right, but it fell tantalisingly away from him

11.3 Harbhajan to Smith, no run, sharp work from Pujara at short leg, moved quickly to his left and threw it back to MS, Smith was in though

11.2 Harbhajan to Petersen, 1 run, takes it from outside off and sweeps it hard to deep square leg, the pitch looks a lot easier to bat now

11.1 Harbhajan to Smith, 1 run, worked away down to backward square leg, Petersen now will face Harbhajan

Harbhajan Singh, right-arm off break, comes into the attack

An important moment in this game as Bhajji comes on. He has a slip and a forward short leg in place against Smith

10.6 Ishant to Petersen, no run, good ball, after keeping it outside off, suddenly bowls the in-swinger this time, Petersen is caught on the crease, does not expect it to come back in, edges it onto the pad

10.5 Ishant to Petersen, no run, nice carry through to Dhoni as Petersen leaves one more ball outside off

10.4 Ishant to Petersen, no run, Ishant keeps it on a back of a length outside off, Petersen is content to leave those

10.3 Ishant to Petersen, no run, in the corridor of uncertainty, left alone

10.2 Ishant to Petersen, no run, back of a length outside off, rising too, Petersen lets it go

10.1 Ishant to Smith, 1 run, Ishant ambles in, bowls a length ball on middle, Smith tucks it to mid wicket, another single

Ishant Sharma, right-arm fast, comes into the attack

9.6 Sreesanth to Smith, 1 run, good ball, almost yorker length and homing in on the toes, Smith digs it out to short mid wicket, retains the strike with that run

Sreesanth is now coming round the wicket

9.5 Sreesanth to Smith, no run, bouncer outside off, Smith lets it go

9.4 Sreesanth to Petersen, 1 run, short delivery on off stump, Petersen swivels and pulls to deep square leg, only a single

9.3 Sreesanth to Petersen, no run, back to a tight line and length on off stump, Petersen defends

9.2 Sreesanth to Petersen, FOUR!!, Gorgeous! Stunning straight drive past the umpire, the non-striker and the bowler, not a half volley, but Petersen showed the full face of the bat and caressed it all along the ground, it purred across the turf, technically superb stuff from Petersen

9.1 Sreesanth to Petersen, no run, back of a length outside off, Petersen stands tall and defends towards gully

8.6 Zaheer to Smith, 2 runs, good cut shot, back of a length outside off, Smith cut that hard to Sree at sweeper cover, aggressive running gives them a couple

Right, seems the problem is sorted and Sree walks back to his position at fine leg. The crowd are constantly in his ear though.

Allan Donald on air: This is ridiculous. Come on go and take some stick from the crowd. Dhoni is smiling, so I don't see the point in Sree complaining. Apparently some bottles are thrown at him, he will get a lot of stick now again

Drama here at Newlands. Apparently, the crowd is giving Sree a hard time. He walks up to the umpire and gestures saying that something has been thrown at him. A slight delay in play and Ten Cricket are back to showing ads. The game has come to a halt. The umpires are having a chat on the walkie talkie.

8.3 Zaheer to Petersen, no run, Almost carried!, Petersen is a touch early into the off drive, the ball stopped on him and Zaheer dives to his left as the ball falls just in front of him

8.2 Zaheer to Petersen, no run, beautiful bowling, drawing Petersen forward, and then beating him as it slants away, pitched on off and veered away from the edge

8.1 Zaheer to Smith, 1 run, good forward push, wide of cover, easy single that time

7.6 Sreesanth to Smith, 1 run, pulled hard to deep mid wicket, this time Vijay slides to his right to keep it to a single

7.5 Sreesanth to Petersen, 1 run, leading edge, but it goes wide of any man on the off side, Petersen needs to be careful not to work the ball across the line, that time the bat face shut on impact and he was lucky that no fielder was there in the vicinity to catch, Sreesanth has a routine word with Petersen

7.4 Sreesanth to Smith, 1 run, lovely cover drive and it required a tumbling effort from Raina at mid off to prevent the extra runs

7.3 Sreesanth to Smith, FOUR!!, Vijay has completely lost sight of that ball at deep square, he has not seen that at all, pulled away to his left at deep square and it raced away, Sreesanth is not impressed at all, top shot though

7.2 Sreesanth to Smith, no run, back of a length and hitting the pitch hard, Smith goes on the backfoot and defends it back down

7.1 Sreesanth to Smith, no run, sharp bouncer from Sreesanth and Allan Donald calls that a loosener on air, hmmm. Smith did well to duck under it early and let it go as the ball whizzed past his head

Drinks are on the field now

6.6 Zaheer to Smith, 1 run, defended off the backfoot to cover, calls Petersen through for the quick single and both make it in the end

6.5 Zaheer to Smith, FOUR!!, attempts the bouncer now, it is outside off, Smith fetches it and pulls it into the vacant deep square leg fence, got on top of it and hit it well, though he would have liked to have timed it even more better

6.4 Zaheer to Smith, no run, back of a length and into the ribs, Smith softly defends it to the on side

The physio is out there and treating Smith. Not sure what the problem is.

6.3 Zaheer to Smith, no run, Another top top decision from Gouldy, he has got that dead right, went off the shirt as he missed the pull, the Indians were convinced, but it clearly missed the bat, this is the 2nd superb decision that Gould has called correctly today

6.2 Zaheer to Smith, no run, there is a backward short leg in place for the mistimed pull shot, Zaheer promptly bangs it in hard into the pitch, Smith swivels to pull, mistimes it to backward short leg

6.1 Zaheer to Petersen, 1 run, nicely tucked with the swing, he covered it well and did not fall over before getting it down to fine leg

5.3 Sreesanth to Petersen, 2 runs, lots of cries of 'catch it', Sreesanth missed his run-up and it was short outside off, Petersen mistimed the pull shot and it landed in no-man's land at deep mid wicket

5.2 Sreesanth to Smith, 1 run, back of a length on middle, turned to where a short mid on would be, easy single and well run in the end too

5.1 Sreesanth to Petersen, 1 run, back of a length and angled in, Petersen tucks it to deep backward square leg

4.6 Zaheer to Smith, FOUR!!, wonderfully played! goes across, gets behind the line of the ball and punches it down the ground, mid on had no chance, Smith will get his first boundary

4.5 Zaheer to Smith, no run, pitched up outside the off stump, swings away from Smith, left alone

4.4 Zaheer to Smith, 2 runs, short of length and angled in, Smith works it off the backfoot to deep backward square leg, good running between the wickets

4.3 Zaheer to Petersen, 1 run, gets a nice stride forward, opens the face of the bat late and guides it wide of gully

4.2 Zaheer to Petersen, 2 runs, middle and leg line from Zaheer, Petersen tucks it past square leg for a couple

4.1 Zaheer to Smith, 1 run, short of a length delivery moving away, goes off the outer half of the bat towards square third man as Smith plays at it away from the body off the backfoot

3.6 Sreesanth to Petersen, no run, beautifully bowled, lands it just short of a good length and gets it to shape away, Petersen played at it thinking the ball would come back in, beaten!

3.5 Sreesanth to Smith, 1 run, that delivery came back in from middle, Smith helps it towards fine leg for a single

3.4 Sreesanth to Smith, no run, Smith gets close to the pitch of the ball and pushes it to cover

3.3 Sreesanth to Smith, no run, pitched up and moving away, Smith covers the line and shoulders arms

3.2 Sreesanth to Petersen, 1 run, nips back in from a length, Petersen walks across and works it to square leg

3.1 Sreesanth to Petersen, no run, fuller and well outside the off stump, shapes away further, Petersen leaves it alone

Some repair work being done near the popping crease, a slight stoppage in play.

2.6 Zaheer to Smith, no run, shapes away from Smith who hangs his bat inside the line of the delivery, good over that!

2.5 Zaheer to Petersen, 1 run, Petersen gets an inside edge onto the pad as he looks to cover drive that, goes off the pad to mid off, single taken

2.4 Zaheer to Petersen, no run, what do you call that? Superb delivery or a brave leave? pitches on off and middle, angles away, Petersen hops back and lets it go, wasn't too far from the top of the off stump

2.4 Zaheer to Petersen, no ball, Zaheer oversteps, bowls a fuller one on the off stump, Petersen stretches forward and taps it down the wicket

2.2 Zaheer to Petersen, no run, plays inside the line of the delivery, the ball takes the thickish outer half of the bat and goes to point

2.1 Zaheer to Petersen, no run, slants one across the right hander who comes forward, lifts his bat and lets it go

1.6 Sreesanth to Smith, no run, probing line and length that, in the channel outside off, Smith moves forward looking to push at it, goes past the outside edge of the bat, Sreesanth has his hands on head

1.5 Sreesanth to Smith, no run, the middle and leg line, Smith moves across and clips it straight to the fielder at short leg

1.4 Sreesanth to Smith, no run, asking questions! on a length, moving away a wee bit, not too full for the off drive, Smith plays and misses

1.3 Sreesanth to Smith, no run, fuller and well outside the off stump, Smith watches it through

1.2 Sreesanth to Smith, no run, good delivery that, short ball, stood up a little bit, Smith stood tall and guided it to gully, did well to keep it down

1.1 Sreesanth to Smith, no run, starts with a back of a length delivery on the middle and off, Smith goes on the backfoot and defends it to the on side

S Sreesanth, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

0.6 Zaheer to Petersen, no run, pitched up and angled across the right hander, he shoulders arms

0.5 Zaheer to Smith, 1 run, Smith pushes at one that moves away a tad, goes off the outer half of the bat towards cover, a single pinched and SA lead by 1

0.4 Zaheer to Smith, no run, Smith gets behind the line of the ball and pushes it back to Zaheer

0.3 Zaheer to Smith, 2 runs, hint of away movement, Smith opens the face of the bat and guides it behind point, Sreesanth runs back and pulls it in just before the boundary ropes

0.2 Zaheer to Smith, no run, fuller delivery angled in, Smith comes on the frontfoot and pushes it back to Zaheer

0.1 Zaheer to Smith, no run, angles it in from over the wicket and straightens, Smith gets forward and defends it down the wicket

Smith and Petersen are at the crease. Smith is on strike. Zaheer will open the attack

Three slips and a gully for Smith.

Latest from Cape Town: Kallis can bat at No. 4, there is no such time constraint for him to come out to bat since the injury that he has suffered is an external injury.

It's been more of a moral win for India having gone past the South African first innings score. Steyn was fabulous with the ball, starts 2011 with a five wicket haul. Sachin Tendulkar was the saviour for India, he started 2010 with a ton against Bangladesh and he's made his presence felt again by starting the year 2011 with another fighting ton. Also, credit to Harbhajan and Zaheer for their little cameos, it's now their turn to shine with the ball.

117.1 Morne Morkel to Zaheer, out Caught by Prince!! Zaheer's cameo had to end at some point, Morne Morkel says enough is enough, dishes a short ball, directs it in towards Zaheer who looks to pull, the top edge goes over the keeper and the slip cordon but lands safely in the hands of Prince at third man who covered a lot of ground before taking it cleanly. Zaheer c Prince b Morne Morkel 23(22) [4s-1 6s-2]

Morne Morkel to Zaheer, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

116.6 Steyn to Sreesanth, no run, on a length, shapes away from Sreesanth, beaten!

116.5 Steyn to Zaheer, 1 run, makes room again and slices it over backward point, there is a fielder, only a single

116.4 Steyn to Zaheer, SIX!!, Who is under it? Tsotsobe? Who cares, the ball has gone over the ropes! India lead by 1 run!, Zaheer gets under it and lofts it towards long off, just managed to get the distance, he is not holding back!

116.3 Steyn to Zaheer, no run, short ball, nasty, but Zaheer has already got a thrashing on the helmet, quick to read the delivery this time around, ducks and lets it go

116.2 Steyn to Zaheer, no run, Zaheer makes room and stretches his arms looking to belt one through the covers, the same story, play and a miss!

116.1 Steyn to Zaheer, no run, yorker length delivery on the middle and off, Zaheer digs it to mid wicket

115.6 Morne Morkel to Sreesanth, FOUR!!, thwacked! the Proteas were under Sreesanth's skins trying to sledge him, he replies with the bat, comes down the track, mows one to deep mid wicket, it was more like a fedex cross court, that went to the boundary within the blink of an eye!

115.5 Morne Morkel to Zaheer, 1 run, too full, on the middle and leg, Zaheer clears his front leg and drills it down to fine leg

115.4 Morne Morkel to Zaheer, no run, back of a length on middle and leg, goes down the leg as Zaheer misses one trying to walk across looking to help it down to fine leg

115.3 Morne Morkel to Zaheer, no run, Zaheer backs away, Morne Morkel follows him, he does well to fend it to the on side, does not take the single

115.2 Morne Morkel to Zaheer, 2 runs, gets bat on ball this time, goes over the bowler, not well timed, will get two nevertheless

115.1 Morne Morkel to Zaheer, no run, Zaheer makes room and looks to go over mid off, no contact made again!

Ramesh Srivats writes on twitter - Dammit, Zaheer is going to get stranded. He needs 17 more to become Tees Maar Khan.

114.6 Steyn to Sreesanth, no run, dishes in a bouncer outside the off stump, left alone by Sreesanth

114.5 Steyn to Sreesanth, no run, fuller one outside the off stump, Sreesanth looks to go after it again, no contact made

114.4 Steyn to Sreesanth, no run, Steamy Steyn sends in a short ball to Santhakumaran Sreesanth who makes room and sashays down the track looking to slash hard, a swing and a miss!

S Sreesanth, right handed bat, comes to the crease

114.3 Steyn to Ishant, out Caught by Boucher!! Another fifer for Steyn, a legend in the making! Ishant's height might have led to his dismissal, it was dug in short, he looked to fend it trying to get the bat in front of his face, never tried to keep the ball down, ended up lobbing a simple one to Boucher behind the stumps, he has taken plenty of those in his career, settles right under it, pumps his fists after pouching it safely, a well deserved five wicket haul for Steyn. Ishant c Boucher b Steyn 1(2)

Steyn to Ishant, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

114.2 Steyn to Zaheer, 1 run, Zaheer opens the face of the bat and pushes it towards point, takes a single and the 350 is up

114.1 Steyn to Zaheer, SIX!!, Zak is taking on the No. 1 bowler, uses the pace of the delivery, makes room, gets under it and slices it over deep point, there was a fielder in the deep, he did well to hit it wide of him, these are pretty useful runs indeed!

113.6 Morne Morkel to Zaheer, 1 run, not afraid to make room, Zaheer. backs away and chips it just over the point fielder, he will retain strike

113.5 Morne Morkel to Zaheer, no run, pitches the ball up, just outside the off stump, Zaheer makes room and swings through the line, misses!

113.4 Morne Morkel to Ishant, 1 run, bangs one in short, Ishant stands tall fending at it, lobs up just behind Amla at short leg, he gets off the mark

Ishant Sharma, right handed bat, comes to the crease

113.3 Morne Morkel to Tendulkar, out Bowled!! Knocked over! A masterful innings comes to an end, superb delivery to get rid of the little master, the ball was angled in from wide of the crease, pitched on off and slightly moved away to take the top of the off stump, Tendulkar played away from the body with minimum feet movement, Morne Morkel is elated! Tendulkar b Morne Morkel 146(314) [4s-17 6s-2]

Morne Morkel to Tendulkar, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

113.2 Morne Morkel to Zaheer, 1 run, back of a length and on the off stump, Zaheer backs away and cuts it behind point

113.1 Morne Morkel to Zaheer, no run, superb delivery, equally well played, dug in short, cramping Zaheer for room, he does well to stay behind the line and block it

Morne Morkel [27.0-7-96-0] is back into the attack

112.6 Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, another one that bounces off the deck, Tendulkar leaves it alone

112.5 Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, banged in short, outside the off stump, Tendulkar initially made room, then decides to chase it, goes for the upper push, does not make contact

112.4 Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, fuller delivery angling in, Tendulkar comes on the frontfoot and taps it towards mid on

112.3 Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, short of a good length delivery on the off stump, Tendulkar defends it to the off side

112.2 Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, fuller delivery angling in, Tendulkar pats it to the on side

112.1 Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, the extra bounce troubling Tendulkar again, kicked off the deck, a length ball, hit him high on the bat, rolls towards point

111.6 Harris to Tendulkar, 1 run, Tendulkar puts his leg across, paddle sweeps it wide of short fine leg, takes a single to retain the strike

111.5 Harris to Tendulkar, SIX!!, top shot! dances down the track, the field was up, goes over mid off, also manages to clear the boundary, wonderful lofted hit, got right underneath the flight

Harris comes round the wicket!

111.4 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, Tendulkar stretches forward and defends it to the off side

111.3 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, gets nicely forward, looks to push it to the off side, goes off the inside edge towards square leg

111.2 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, flatter and angling in with the arm, Tendulkar gets forward and blocks

111.1 Harris to Tendulkar, 2 runs, Tendulkar puts his foot across, paddles it to fine leg, collects two before Tsotsobe gets to it

110.6 Steyn to Zaheer, FOUR!!, well! Zaheer backs away and goes chasing at a short ball outside off, goes off the toe and, never bothered to keep it down, the miscued shot goes to the deep point boundary

Tendulkar comes down the wicket and has a word with Zak, asking him to calm down.

110.4 Steyn to Zaheer, no run, full and outside off, Zaheer swings and misses

110.3 Steyn to Zaheer, no run, another short ball, good bounce and carry through to the keeper, Zaheer manages to leave it

110.2 Steyn to Zaheer, leg byes, FOUR!!, that's Deja Vu for Zaheer! Zaheer is welcomed with one banged in hard, he was in no position to duck, took his eyes off the ball as he got down, gets hit on the helmet, the ball goes over the slip cordon and into the third man boundary

Zaheer Khan, right handed bat, comes to the crease

110.1 Steyn to Harbhajan, out Caught by (sub)Duminy!! Bhajji's resistance ends! The short ball does it for Steyn, Harbhajan looks to pull one that was climbing on him, got the top edge, Duminy at deep backward square leg came running in, did well to slide forward, takes a good low catch. A fine little cameo from Harbhajan, Steyn gets his 4th. Harbhajan c (sub)Duminy b Steyn 40(67) [4s-3 6s-2]

Steyn to Harbhajan, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

109.6 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, flighted delivery on the off stump, Tendulkar drives it to short extra cover

109.5 Harris to Harbhajan, 1 run, Harbhajan gets down on one knee and sweeps it to deep square leg

109.4 Harris to Harbhajan, no run, flatter and angling in, Harbhajan gets forward and defends it to short leg

109.2 Harris to Harbhajan, no run, yorker from Harris, Harbhajan jams the bat down and digs it to the off side

109.1 Harris to Harbhajan, no run, gets forward and offers the full face of the bat

108.6 Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, fuller delivery outside the off stump, Tendulkar fishes at it, misses it by quite a margin

108.5 Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, superb delivery that! comes back in off the seam, Tendulkar trusts the bounce, shoulders arms, the ball goes just on top of the off stump

108.4 Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, fuller delivery on the middle stump, Tendulkar drives it straight to mid on

108.3 Steyn to Harbhajan, 1 run, have we seen this move before? Yes. Pitched up and swinging away, takes the outside edge, rolls past the man first slip, but there is third man, only a single

108.2 Steyn to Tendulkar, 1 run, Tendulkar walks across and works it off his pads to backward square leg, takes a single

108.1 Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, pitched up slightly outside the off stump, generates a lot of bounce, well left

Dale Steyn [26.0-10-55-3] is back into the attack

107.6 Harris to Harbhajan, no run, gets down on one knee and pats it towards cover

107.5 Harris to Harbhajan, no run, fires one in down the leg stump, Harbhajan misses the sweep, Boucher is sharp to move to his left and collect

107.4 Harris to Harbhajan, no run, nice loopy delivery on the off stump, Harbhajan gets forward and pushes it to the off side

107.3 Harris to Harbhajan, no run, fuller, drifting in, Harbhajan clears his front leg and taps it to the on side

107.2 Harris to Harbhajan, no run, fuller again, Harbhajan comes forward and taps it to short cover

107.1 Harris to Harbhajan, no run, tosses it up, Harbhajan stretches forward and drives it to cover

Welcome back, the final session lies ahead of us. Harbhajan to take strike, Harris to bowl. Will India go past the South African score? Let's find out.

Day 3, session 2- The going gets tough, and the tough get going: It's probably the best passage of play in the whole Test series. Steyn was at his destructive best, Sachin was at his fighting best and the viewers got the best that they could have ever asked for. Test cricket came alive with some fantastic swing bowling from Steyn and Co., the bowlers were all over the Indians, Pujara and Dhoni were sent back before they could even get their eye in and things looked gloomy for the visitors. Harbhajan was fooled by some unplayable deliveries, courtesy Steyn, but once the new ball stopped doing things, Bhajji gave Tendulkar the support that he was looking for and steered India to safety. Sachin's knock deserves all the accolades, he battled it out when things were tough, took most of the strike, took a couple of blows on his stomach, executed some of the best straight drives and went past his 51st Test century. Join us back at 7:00 PM IST for the remainder of the day's play.

106.6 Morne Morkel to Tendulkar, no run, Oh! What an end to one of the best sessions in a test match in recent times. Tendulkar almost dragged it back on, there was a tiny gap between bat and pad, a thick inside edge onto the pads as he looked to cover drive, just landed wide of the leg stump, Morne Morkel holds his hands on his head, while Tendulkar has a wry smile on his face, before the players walk off, it will be tea on day 3.

106.5 Morne Morkel to Tendulkar, no run, ROCK SOLID. That's how you play the forward defence, getting forward and showing the fullest of faces to blunt it back down the pitch

106.4 Morne Morkel to Tendulkar, no run, solid forward defence from Tendulkar, his bat is getting broader by the minute

106.3 Morne Morkel to Harbhajan, 1 run, A deliberate attempt or an accidental one? We will never know, it was angled into the body, Harbhajan arched back to steer it, it hit the top part of the bat and flew past the lone slip

106.2 Morne Morkel to Tendulkar, 1 run, wrists it wide of mid on and takes the single, he has a word with Harbhajan too

106.1 Morne Morkel to Tendulkar, no run, Beaten! good length outside off, straightens outside off, Tendulkar moved across to defend, the ball just passed the edge, Tendulkar has been beaten on many occasions, but he has played superbly too

Morne Morkel [26.0-7-94-0] is back into the attack

The last over before tea and an unbelievable session of test match cricket will come to an end. Phew!

105.6 Harris to Harbhajan, no run, trifle short on middle, Harbhajan gets right behind the line to block

105.5 Harris to Harbhajan, no run, Harris keeps plugging away and Harbhajan is content to defend off the front-foot

105.4 Harris to Tendulkar, 1 run, uses his feet and gets it to the left of Harris, a quick single taken to mid off

105.2 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, gets forward and then smothers the spin

105.1 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, business as usual for Tendulkar as he taps one on the off side

104.6 Steyn to Harbhajan, no run, down the leg side, Harbhajan can't connect with the pull, Boucher collects, Steyn and Harbhajan had a chat, then the umpires got together and calm prevailed. Not sure what happened though

104.5 Steyn to Harbhajan, no run, That should wake him up or open his eyes, if it has not already. Short and directed at his head, Harbhajan did really well to sway out of the line, drop everything and then watch as the ball sailed into the keeper's gloves, Steyn has a stare at Harbhajan, an expected reply from the best fast bowler in the business, Harbhajan stares back too, gripping stuff this

Something has gotten into Harbhajan's eye and Amla goes and has a look. Now Tendulkar is having a look. As usual, Ten Cricket is bombarding us with Ads. Some things never change.Breaking news: They are back with cricket and looks like Harbhajan is good to go again. Steyn is ready to steam in.

104.4 Steyn to Harbhajan, SIX!!, Shot Boy! With all due respect to SRT, this is the shot of the innings so far!, It was full and bang on middle, Harbhajan cleared his front leg and creamed it many a mile over wide long on, a clean swing of the bat and the ball went a long long way, Steyn just walks back to his bowling crease, he looks non-plussed, Harbhajan and Tendulkar have a chat together, Harbhajan is a sweet striker of the ball and he certainly timed that

104.3 Steyn to Harbhajan, no run, back of a length and into the body, Harbhajan rises onto his toes and tucks it to short leg

104.2 Steyn to Harbhajan, no run, wild from Harbhajan, full and outside off, Harbhajan pre-meditated the slog to cow corner and missed by a mile

104.1 Steyn to Harbhajan, no run, good ball, but definitely bat involved in that, Harbhajan is caught on the crease, looking to punch, but a thick inside edge onto the pads saves him, Smith and Steyn thought they had their man, but it was not to be

103.6 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, chips down, looking for the single, but can't get it past short mid

103.5 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, flighted delivery on the stumps, Tendulkar smothers the spin by getting forward

103.4 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, drifted into off stump, Tendulkar leans forward to block

103.3 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, gets forward and defends solidly

103.2 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, leans forward to drive to cover, no single as the man closes in quickly

103.1 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, bounced and straightened outside off, left alone

102.6 Steyn to Harbhajan, FOUR!!, Steyn has drifted onto leg for the fourth time this over and Harbhajan has gently glanced it away, a deft tickle down to fine leg, this stand is now assuming dangerous proportions for SA, Steyn will not be happy with his efforts this over

102.5 Steyn to Tendulkar, leg byes, 1 run, the third ball on the pads, this time a leg bye results, moves in to hit the pad

102.4 Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, good length and outside off, stays a bit low, Tendulkar fails to generate the power into the backfoot punch, mistimed into the off side

102.3 Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, good length and on off stump, slight in-ward movement that time, Tendulkar covers the line and defends well

102.2 Steyn to Harbhajan, 1 run, Steyn is crossed with himself for bowling it on the pads and allowing Harbhajan to get off strike, worked away to backward square leg, that's the first time in the innings that he has not started a new spell on target

102.1 Steyn to Harbhajan, no run, Harbhajan is continuing to take his chances, full ball down the leg side, Harbhajan went for the wild heave, missed, went off the pad to Boucher

Dale Steyn [24.0-10-44-3] is back into the attack

101.6 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, opens the face of the bat and pushes it wide of short cover, a single is not there for the taking

101.5 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, stretches well forward to defend

101.4 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, straightens on the middle stump line, Tendulkar goes on the backfoot and then rides the bounce to knock it down

101.3 Harris to Harbhajan, 1 run, swept from off stump line to fine leg, hit along the ground

101.2 Harris to Harbhajan, no run, flighted delivery on off stump, Harbhajan is content to block

101.1 Harris to Harbhajan, no run, gets forward and defends a well tossed up delivery on the stumps

The physio is out and treating Boucher, who took a knock on the finger. That's why there is a slight delay. Steyn has a drink. We are all set to go. Harris to continue.

100.6 Tsotsobe to Tendulkar, no run, in the corridor of uncertainty, left alone by Tendulkar, he dropped everything in the way and then shoulders arms

100.5 Tsotsobe to Harbhajan, 3 runs, when it is fractionally short, Harbhajan will pull or smear you on the on side and that's what he does this time, short arm pulled it to deep mid wicket, Prince gave a good chase and pulled it back in the nick of time, the 300 is up too

100.4 Tsotsobe to Tendulkar, 1 run, 50 run stand is up, and what an important one too. Tendulkar shows his appreciation to Harbhajan by knocking on his bat with his gloves, turned away into the on side, in the context of the game, this could be a game changing partnership

100.3 Tsotsobe to Tendulkar, no run, solid backfoot defence from Tendulkar, to a good length ball on off stump

100.2 Tsotsobe to Tendulkar, no run, good length outside off, keeps a little low, comes back in, Boucher takes it on the end of his finger, he feels the pain, that one bounced in front of him

100.1 Tsotsobe to Tendulkar, no run, short of length on off stump, dabbed with an angled bat down to gully, straight to the fielder

99.6 Harris to Harbhajan, no run, pushed back to Harris with a full face

99.5 Harris to Harbhajan, no run, gets forward and smothers the spin, it was on leg stump too

99.4 Harris to Harbhajan, no run, driven inside out to cover

99.3 Harris to Harbhajan, no run, Wooh! That bounced and turned, Harbhajan was aiming for the skies, it pitched outside off and beat his slog, landed in 1st slip's hands, Harbhajan would not mind that, for he will have a chance to show what he can do with the ball

99.2 Harris to Tendulkar, 1 run, pushed down to long on, easy single this time

99.1 Harris to Harbhajan, 1 run, Oh dear! Harris has let that go through his hands, he bended down to pick it up and did not, the short cover man too was flummoxed, a single

98.6 Tsotsobe to Tendulkar, no run, good length and outside off, Tendulkar plants his front foot forward and then lets it go

98.5 Tsotsobe to Tendulkar, no run, good length and angling in to off stump, Tendulkar gets forward and covers the line to defend it back down the track

98.4 Tsotsobe to Tendulkar, no run, bottom edged on the bounce to slip, looked to guide it down for a single, found Smith who is the lone slip for Tendulkar

98.3 Tsotsobe to Harbhajan, 1 run, good batting, sensible stuff too, drops it down in front of cover, and ambles across for the single

98.2 Tsotsobe to Harbhajan, 2 runs, Harbhajan will back himself against Tsotsobe, moves across to off and heaves it across the line to deep mid wicket, easy couple, took the length ball and hit it away

98.1 Tsotsobe to Tendulkar, 1 run, short outside off, cut away hard to deep backward point, he takes the single

97.6 Harris to Harbhajan, no run, tight maiden over from Harris as Harbhajan defends once again

97.5 Harris to Harbhajan, no run, little bit of bounce and straightens on the stumps, Harbhajan prods forward to defend, the ball hits the splice of the bat and falls near a vacant silly point position

97.4 Harris to Harbhajan, no run, pushed past Harris, but short mid wicket runs across to cut it off

97.3 Harris to Harbhajan, no run, well tossed up on the stumps, Harbhajan gets forward and defends solidly

97.2 Harris to Harbhajan, no run, to cover, good fielding from short cover, driven hard to his left and Smith dives to cut off the single

97.1 Harris to Harbhajan, no run, gets forward and eases a drive to cover, straight to the fielder

96.6 Tsotsobe to Tendulkar, no run, dabbed it in front of 1st slip, looks for the single, is not there

96.5 Tsotsobe to Tendulkar, no run, No luck, absolutely no luck for Tsotsobe, Tsotsobe has been bowling outside off this over, then suddenly he gets this to jag back in off the seam, Tendulkar isn't expecting it, the ball sneaks through the tiny bat and pad gap and goes over the stumps, Tsotsobe can't believe his luck, Tendulkar smiles back at Tsotsobe

96.4 Tsotsobe to Tendulkar, no run, way outside off, no chance for Tendulkar to have a dart at that, full and angled across him, he prefers to leave it alone

96.3 Tsotsobe to Tendulkar, no run, in the zone outside off, left alone

96.2 Tsotsobe to Tendulkar, no run, angling further away from outside off, Tendulkar moves across and then lets it go

96.1 Tsotsobe to Tendulkar, 2 runs, fraction short outside off, late cut down to third man, Alviro keeps it to a couple

Lonwabo Tsotsobe [23.0-4-72-0] is back into the attack

95.6 Harris to Tendulkar, 1 run, And he will retain strike with that single, opens the face of the bat and gets it wide of the cover fielder

95.5 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, leans forward and defends it back to Harris

95.4 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, another block from the crease

95.3 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, drifted into middle from round the wicket, Tendulkar is content to defend

95.2 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, tossed up on the stumps, Tendulkar gets forward and defends

95.1 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, tossed up outside off, driven hard to cover, who is a bit deep, he does not take the single

Paul Harris [20.0-5-53-1] is back into the attack

94.6 Morne Morkel to Harbhajan, no run, rises onto his toes and then turns it softly to Prince again, did well to ride the bounce that time

94.5 Morne Morkel to Harbhajan, no run, Harbhajan is taking the attack, brings the short arm pull out and times it well, just short of Prince at short mid wicket, if he had timed it any better, it would have gone to the fielder

94.4 Morne Morkel to Tendulkar, 1 run, back of a length and rising into the body, Tendulkar stands tall and drops it in front of point, easy single

94.3 Morne Morkel to Tendulkar, 2 runs, another well timed cover drive, hit on the up and JP had to run a long way to his right at sweeper cover, he did well to slide and then keep it down to a couple

94.2 Morne Morkel to Tendulkar, FOUR!!, What a shot! Tendulkar is bringing out his full range, full ball outside off, Tendulkar leant on it and forced a cover drive, raced away to deep extra cover, did hit that really hard, Tendulkar has got in and now will cash in on the loose stuff on offer, laced that and it went away, top batting

94.1 Morne Morkel to Tendulkar, no run, good length delivery on off stump, Tendulkar gets forward and defends solidly

Drinks are on the field now, and Srivathsa will take you through for the next hour. Thanks, Ajith. It has been a pleasure watching this game, especially the hour after lunch. Test match cricket at it's best. One of the best spells of fast bowling in recent times from Steyn and then a master-class in batting from SRT. We are in for more fun, I guess.

93.6 Tsotsobe to Harbhajan, no run, fuller delivery wide outside the off stump, a play and a misses

93.5 Tsotsobe to Tendulkar, 1 run, short of length and on the off stump, Tendulkar cuts it to deep point

93.4 Tsotsobe to Tendulkar, no run, back of a length and angling in from outside off, Tendulkar leaves it alone

93.3 Tsotsobe to Tendulkar, no run, fuller and outside the off stump, he mistimes a straight drive to mid off

93.1 Tsotsobe to Tendulkar, no run, dishes in a short ball and angles it in, Tendulkar looks to cut, the ball goes underneath the ball, he misses!

92.6 Morne Morkel to Harbhajan, no run, full and angling in, trapped in front of leg, no appeal whatsoever, it was sliding down

92.5 Morne Morkel to Harbhajan, no run, shapes away off a length, Harbhajan plays and misses, playing away from the body is a crime on this wicket

92.4 Morne Morkel to Tendulkar, 1 run, fuller and on the off stump, Tendulkar gets his bat down and squeezes it square of the wicket on the off side

92.3 Morne Morkel to Harbhajan, leg byes, 1 run, good length delivery coming back in, raps Harbhajan on the pad in front of the leg stump, to the naked eye, it looked as if it was going down the leg, but hawk eye says it was clipping leg, more doubts than certainties, not given!

92.2 Morne Morkel to Tendulkar, 1 run, Tendulkar comes down and flicks it to mid wicket, Tendulkar called for two, but there was no chance, eventually he has to settle for a single

92.1 Morne Morkel to Tendulkar, FOUR!!, that's Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar for you, a half volley from Morne Morkel, Tendulkar cashes in, wonderful on drive, a slight push was all that was required, goes all the way to the long on boundary

Morne Morkel [24.0-7-81-0] is back into the attack

91.6 Tsotsobe to Harbhajan, no run, pitched up and slanted across, Harbhajan goes for the drive and misses

91.5 Tsotsobe to Harbhajan, no run, short of length and slanted across, Harbhajan hops back, way near the stumps, defends it to the off side

91.4 Tsotsobe to Harbhajan, no run, slower delivery, fuller as well, eased to short cover

91.3 Tsotsobe to Harbhajan, no run, pitched up, slanted across, Harbhajan plays, and Boucher has the ball in his hands

91.2 Tsotsobe to Harbhajan, no run, short of length and on the ribs, Harbhajan goes back and fends it to the on side

91.1 Tsotsobe to Harbhajan, no run, short and wide, Harbhajan was looking to literally throw his bat at it, decides to let it go at the last moment

90.6 Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, lands just in front of a length, Tendulkar gets forward and defends it to cover, shouts Nooooo

90.5 Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, gets right behind the line of the delivery and defends it towards mid on

90.4 Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, fuller and well outside off, Tendulkar plants his foot forward and defends it down the wicket

90.2 Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, edged and safe! fullish outside off, Tendulkar goes at it with soft bottom hand, the ball dies down after taking the outside edge and goes wide of second slip, there is a third man in place, Tendulkar does not take a single

90.1 Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, pitched up just outside the off stump, slower delivery, Tendulkar lets it go

89.6 Tsotsobe to Harbhajan, 2 runs, attempts a similar shot yet again, does not time it well, may be a touch early into the shot, miscues it towards deep mid wicket, a couple in the offing

89.5 Tsotsobe to Harbhajan, SIX!!, If someone still believes Test cricket is not interesting, he would have changed his mind by now, What a session thus far! short ball, Harbhajan pounces on it, uses the depth of the crease, rocks back and deposits it over the square leg boundary, top shot!

89.3 Tsotsobe to Tendulkar, no run, back of a length, jags back in sharply, cuts him in half and hits him on the stomach, it's all happening

89.2 Tsotsobe to Tendulkar, FOUR!!, the Master shows no signs of nervousness, gets underneath a bouncer, upper push goes over the slip cordon, delicate and effective, there is no third man, he will get a boundary

89.1 Tsotsobe to Tendulkar, no run, back of a length and angling back in, Tendulkar hops and defends it down the wicket

Lonwabo Tsotsobe [20.0-3-59-0] is back into the attack

88.6 Steyn to Harbhajan, no run, full and swinging away, Harbhajan goes for the drive, misses

88.5 Steyn to Harbhajan, no run, Oooh! The test match has come alive says Mike Haysman and we are about to have heart attacks here in the commentary desk! Sensational! It was an unplayable delivery, the away swinger hit the off stump, at around 140+kmph, How did the bails manage to hold their place? The Proteas thought it took the outside edge, no folks No! Superb decision from Ian Gould, he has been terrific in this Test match, take a bow!

88.4 Steyn to Harbhajan, no run, Harbhajan makes room, short of length and slightly outside off, Harbhajan stretches, the ball goes off the toe end to third slip

88.3 Steyn to Tendulkar, 1 run, full and swinging back in, Tendulkar works it to mid wicket, Steyn has a few words with Tendulkar as he crosses for a single, What a battle this has been!

88.2 Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, What are the Proteas appealing for? There's no doubt that it was another cracker of a delivery, pitched it up on off, shaped away, with some extra bounce, the bat just brushed the front pad, deft noise, the ball goes straight to Boucher, he went up straight away, so did the men in the slips, Steyn joined the appeal later on, Sachin nods his head, so does the umpire!

88.1 Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, fuller and on the middle and leg, Tendulkar presents the full face of the bat, drives it to mid on

87.6 Morne Morkel to Harbhajan, no run, typical Bhajji swing and a miss, had the fuller delivery been on the stumps, he should have made a long way back to the hut

87.5 Morne Morkel to Tendulkar, 1 run, back of a length and jagging back in, Tendulkar stays behind the line, pats it to mid wicket, takes a single, Morne Morkel tried to stop Tendulkar on his follow-through, all in good humour

87.4 Morne Morkel to Tendulkar, FOUR!!, fuller, Tendulkar opens the face of the bat deliberately and slices it behind point, gets four more!

87.3 Morne Morkel to Harbhajan, 1 run, What shot was that? Made room, Morne Morkel sends in a yorker, Harbhajan'e left leg was almost parallel to the ground as he digged that to mid wicket

87.2 Morne Morkel to Harbhajan, no run, Harbhajan has come out with a set mind, and what's written on his mind? Go after everything possible, swings through the line and misses a fuller delivery, patience son!

87.1 Morne Morkel to Harbhajan, FOUR!!, that's the Harbhajan we all know, makes a lot of room, premeditated to say the least, swings his bat and goes over mid wicket, a couple of bounces and into the fence

You can't play a flawless innings on this wicket and against such fast bowlers, even Kallis saw the ball go past the outside edge of his bat on numerous occasions, and one has to give credit to Sachin Tendulkar for fighting it out, bailing his team out of danger. But, the work is not done yet, how many more runs can he add along with the tail?

86.4 Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, fuller and getting it to shape away from Tendulkar, he lets it go

86.3 Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, lands on a length, on the off stump, he plants his foot forward, pushes it to cover, the billion fans in India would be hoping for something special from the little master

86.2 Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, pitched up outside the off stump, the away swinger again, left alone

86.1 Steyn to Harbhajan, 1 run, pitches on leg and shapes away, takes the outside edge of Harbhajan as he looks to play across, goes to cover point

85.6 Morne Morkel to Tendulkar, no run, well outside the off stump, won't trouble the master, he shoulders arms

85.5 Morne Morkel to Tendulkar, no run, lands on a length outside the off stump, no harm done, seen through to the keeper

85.4 Morne Morkel to Tendulkar, no run, that's what you call 'Making the ball do all the talking', nips back in sharply, cuts Tendulkar into half, goes rushing in between the bat and the body, the bounce took it over the stumps as well

85.3 Morne Morkel to Tendulkar, no run, the new ball is doing everything that it can possibly do, variable bounce, swing, seam movement, another delivery well left by Tendulkar

85.2 Morne Morkel to Tendulkar, no run, kicks off a length and reaches chest height as Tendulkar leaves it alone

85.1 Morne Morkel to Tendulkar, no run, Morne Morkel angles one in, Tendulkar was in two minds, decides to leave it late, off the toe end of the bat, it goes to third slip

84.5 Steyn to Harbhajan, no run, fuller and outside off, play and a miss!

84.4 Steyn to Harbhajan, no run, pacy, ruthless! Steams in and bowls one close to the off stump, Harbhajan is half forward half back, swinging his bat everywhere but towards the line of the delivery, beaten!

Harbhajan Singh, right handed bat, comes to the crease

84.3 Steyn to Dhoni, out Caught by Prince!! Lethal! Absolute fire! Dhoni goes after the sucker ball, it swung away, Dhoni only manages to get a thick outside edge and within the blink of an eye, the ball is in Prince's hand at third slip, he did really well to bend down quickly, poor shot to say the least, that one should have been left, Steyn is overjoyed, and looks like Proteas are all over the Indians post lunch. Dhoni c Prince b Steyn 0(3)

Steyn to Dhoni, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

84.2 Steyn to Dhoni, no run, good leave again, fuller and outside the line of the off stump, going by Steyn's spell, one would know that the ball would go further away, Dhoni thinks the same

84.1 Steyn to Dhoni, no run, fuller delivery outside the off stump, the away swinger is left alone by Dhoni

83.6 Morne Morkel to Tendulkar, FOUR!!, this is class!! width on offer, Tendulkar leans onto it and square drives it to perfection, races away behind point

83.5 Morne Morkel to Tendulkar, SIX!!, A biggie to get to his 51st Test ton, decides to take a few chances, rocked back to pull the pacy bouncer, got a top edge, and before the fielders even realised where the ball went, it was out there, settling in the fine leg boundary, carried all the way, takes off his helmet and salutes the crowd who give a standing ovation, What a fighting innings this has been!

83.4 Morne Morkel to Tendulkar, no run, Mighty appeal, not given!, that once came back in big, the ball bounces, goes past the bat, hits him on the stomach and goes to Boucher, the Proteas thought it was off the bat, but it wasn't to be!

83.3 Morne Morkel to Tendulkar, no run, gets one to come back in from outside off, back of a length, good bounce and carry through to the keeper, Tendulkar watched it all along

83.2 Morne Morkel to Tendulkar, no run, gets the ball to kick off the deck, not too close to the off stump, Tendulkar draws the bat close, lets it go

83.1 Morne Morkel to Tendulkar, no run, pitched well outside off, left alone by Tendulkar

MS Dhoni, right handed bat, comes to the crease

82.6 Steyn to Pujara, out Lbw!! That's as plumb as it can ever get! How did Steyn do that? Unplayable, is the word. Over the wicket, angles it in, pitches it on leg and middle, gets it to shape across, Pujara is totally foxed by the away swinger, trapped right in front of middle, the ball would have taken the stumps for a toss, an easy decision for Ian Gould to make, he was struck low on the pad as well, and India are in desperate need of a partnership! Pujara lbw b Steyn 2(14)

Steyn to Pujara, THATS OUT!! Lbw!!

82.5 Steyn to Pujara, no run, fuller and slightly outside the off stump, shapes away until it thuds into Boucher's gloves, good leave

82.4 Steyn to Pujara, no run, short of a good length in and around the off stump, holds on a bit before coming onto the bat, Pujara goes on the backfoot and defends it towards short cover

82.3 Steyn to Pujara, no run, gets behind the line of that length delivery and offers the full face of the bat, that's more like it

82.2 Steyn to Pujara, no run, pitched up outside the off stump, Pujara is content to lift his bat and let it go

82.1 Steyn to Pujara, no run, just like he did first up this morning, Steyn starts off with a Jaffa! pitches it up around the off stump, gets it to move away sharply, beating the outside edge of the bat, that would have surely woken up Pujara and the men in the slip cordon

A word of advice from the master to Pujara as the duo make their way into the middle, Steyn has the ball in his hands. Pujara to take strike. Three slips and a gully in place.

Welcome back folks. New ball, a young batsman who has just faced 8 deliveries, a legend in his nervous nineties and two quicks in Steyn and Morkel steaming in and hitting the deck hard- What's in store for us in the post lunch session? This is Ajith, with you for the next hour or so.

Day 3, session 1 - The survival of the fittest: We witnessed a great contest between the bat and ball, right from the word Go, with Steyn steaming in and bowling those curvy away swingers. Tendulkar survived a caught behind appeal right at the start of the day, he was peppered with nasty bouncers and was made to fight real hard for runs. Both Tendulkar and Gambhir had their share of luck with edges flying past the slip fielders and deliveries whistling past the outside edge. Tendulkar battled it hard, went past his 60th Test fifty and ensured that he took enough strike to get back into the groove. Tsotsobe was terrific as he's been in the last couple of Tests, Harris got the ball to do a lot of talking and finally got the prized wicket of Gambhir. VVS was unfortunate to be run out the way he was, but it would be only fair to say that he was caught napping. It would be tough to call it even stevens, but SA would surely be the happy camp after getting rid of Laxman at the stroke of lunch. Do join us at 4:40 PM IST (1:10 PM local time) for the post lunch session, you would not miss Sachin's 51st ton, if and when he gets to it.

81.6 Morne Morkel to Pujara, 1 run, tapped softly to cover point, quick single taken and that will be lunch to end a superb session of test match cricket.

81.5 Morne Morkel to Pujara, no run, Pujara is surviving and how, it goes off the thigh guard, on the bounce to the deepish leg gully, Morne Morkel is hitting the pitch hard and generating disconcerting bounce

81.4 Morne Morkel to Pujara, no run, right through Pujara, peach, cuts Pujara in half and goes right through his defences, the ball bounced over the middle stump, stifled appeal for a caught behind, but no bat involved that time

81.3 Morne Morkel to Pujara, no run, snorter that, pitched on a back of a length area, lifted off the deck and hit Pujara on the handle as he came forward to defend, luckily for him the ball did not go in the air to anyone on the on side

81.2 Morne Morkel to Pujara, no run, good length and moving in a tad, Pujara gets forward and shoulders arms, it is still outside off, so that won't bother Pujara

81.1 Morne Morkel to Pujara, no run, back of a length and outside off, nice carry through to the keeper as Pujara lets it go

Morne Morkel [20.0-6-60-0] is back into the attack

80.6 Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, good length ball on off stump, Tendulkar gets a solid stride forward and then defends it with a full face of the blade

80.5 Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, good length and curving away from off stump, Tendulkar lifts his bat and lets it go

80.4 Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, Edgy, but along the ground, bounced in front a diving Alviro at gully, the late movement did Tendulkar in, but the soft hands ensured that it did not carry

80.3 Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, full and swinging away from off stump, Tendulkar gets forward and drives nicely to mid off, covered the line and played it well

80.2 Steyn to Pujara, 1 run, tapped to cover, quick single taken, Tendulkar has to rush and he would have made it even if there was a direct hit

80.1 Steyn to Pujara, no run, I have seen this movie before says Robin Jackman on air . Good length, pitched on off and curving away, comprehensively beating Pujara on the forward push, the new ball will do a lot and Steyn is the man to watch out for

Dale Steyn [18.0-7-41-1] is back into the attack

And Smith has taken the 2nd new ball

79.6 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, wrists it to short mid, straight to the fielder

79.5 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, gets forward and defends

Cheteshwar Pujara, right handed bat, comes to the crease

Right seems like Harris is ready to bowl. Here we go again.

79.4 Harris to Tendulkar, out Laxman Run Out!! Disaster for India and looks like Harris may not be able to bowl too. The 2nd time in this innings that a dropped chance has resulted in a run-out, Laxman was out of his crease, ball watching and he is caught short, Tendulkar chipped down the track and mistimed the lofted hit, it went low and hard to the right of Harris, who deflected it onto the stumps, Laxman had his bat in his left hand, but could not place it back in, it all happened so quickly. Harris' right hand is bleeding, and Smith calls for medical attention. A most unlucky way to get out, but that's that. SA won't mind it one bit, with the new ball due after this over. Laxman run out (Harris) 15(19) [4s-3]

Harris to Tendulkar, THATS OUT!! Run Out!!

79.3 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, Beaten on the cut, extra bounce took it over the edge, Tendulkar did not connect at all

79.2 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, that one bounced and straightened on middle stump, Tendulkar rides the bounce and defends it back down the wicket

79.1 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, gets forward and pushes it to short cover

78.6 Petersen to Laxman, no run, short and outside off, bit of bounce too, Laxman late cuts it down to backward point

78.5 Petersen to Laxman, no run, punched to short cover, straight to the fielder

78.4 Petersen to Tendulkar, 3 runs, pre-meditated paddle sweep, takes it from outside off and laps it fine to fine leg, AB keeps it down to 3

78.3 Petersen to Laxman, 1 run, drives it past a diving Petersen, hit to the right of the bowler who fails to stop

78.2 Petersen to Laxman, FOUR!!,easy peasy for Laxman, too short on middle, Laxman rocked back and pulled it down to backward square leg, bisected the gap, beating the two men on the fence

78.1 Petersen to Laxman, no run, beaten on the late cut/steer, the shot was on, just that Laxman did not connect

77.6 Harris to Laxman, 1 run, gets forward to defend and the ball whooshes to short mid wicket, they scamper through for a quick single

77.5 Harris to Laxman, FOUR!!, Wristy and Elegant. Terrific use of the wrists, shortish on middle and leg, Laxman goes on the backfoot and whips it away with disdain, wide of mid wicket, raced away

77.4 Harris to Tendulkar, 1 run, leans forward and strokes it down to sweeper cover, easy single

77.3 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, Good stop by JPD at backward point, cut fiercely to his left and he dived to save 4 runs

76.6 Petersen to Laxman, no run, struck well outside off as Laxman leant forward to defend

76.5 Petersen to Laxman, no run, shortish, whipped to short mid, who makes a diving stop

76.4 Petersen to Laxman, no run, driven back to Petersen

76.3 Petersen to Tendulkar, 1 run, wanted to play the sweep, then decided to work it down to deep square leg, looks for the 2nd, is not there

76.2 Petersen to Tendulkar, no run, switches back to over the wicket, tossed up and turning back in, Tendulkar gets forward and offers the pad, sharp turn that time for Petersen, Tendulkar got well outside the line of off stump

76.1 Petersen to Tendulkar, no run, round the wicket comes Petersen, he is bowling off breaks, Tendulkar softly taps it to the on side, now Boucher goes up to Alviro and has a chat

Alviro Petersen, right-arm medium, comes into the attack

75.6 Harris to Tendulkar, 1 run, tucked wide of short leg, for a well judged single

75.5 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, throws it up outside leg, Tendulkar decides to let that go

75.4 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, Tendulkar misses out on the powerful pull, down the leg side, he swiveled to pull, but could not connect

75.3 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, turns it to short leg

75.2 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, down the leg side, Tendulkar lets it go

75.1 Harris to Tendulkar, FOUR!!, First real intent from Tendulkar or I should say a convincing shot in the last 30 minutes or so. Pitches outside leg, Tendulkar decides to take it on and sweeps powerfully to deep square leg, wide of the fine leg man, that is a free hit for Tendulkar for he knows that he can't be given out LBW, now a man goes back for that shot

74.6 Tsotsobe to Laxman, FOUR!!, This is driving Tsotsobe and SA mad. Another edge, well short of a diving AB at 2nd slip and past him, before going down to the third man fence, Laxman pushed at it away from the body, made sure that he did not go at it hard, so that the edge does not carry, Tsotsobe lets out a cry in frustration

74.3 Tsotsobe to Tendulkar, no run, in-ward movement for Tsotsobe, a thick inner edge rolls to short mid as Tendulkar came forward to defend, Tsotsobe again smiles

74.2 Tsotsobe to Tendulkar, no run, short delivery and angling back in from outside off, Tendulkar this time sees it well and then bends his back and lets it go

74.1 Tsotsobe to Tendulkar, FOUR!!, unconvincing from Tendulkar again, playing away from the body, was in the air, but well wide of the gully man, raced away to third man, Tsotsobe will be a frustrated man

73.6 Harris to Laxman, no run, quicker one on off stump, Laxman gets back to defend

73.4 Harris to Tendulkar, 1 run, closes the face of the bat and turns it away against the spin, past short leg

73.3 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, Tendulkar is looking very edgy out there, fails to clip a ball on the leg stump, hit on the pads, Harris lets out a grimace

73.2 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, over the wicket now comes Harris, Tendulkar calmly defends

73.1 Harris to Laxman, 1 run, Laxman gets off the mark with a trade-mark cover drive, opened the face and eased it square of the wicket

72.6 Tsotsobe to Tendulkar, no run, some peace out there as Tendulkar arches his back and lets the short of length delivery outside off go

72.5 Tsotsobe to Tendulkar, no run, Very loose from Tendulkar, the sucker ball, full and wide outside off, swinging away too, Tendulkar had a dart at that and is lucky that he is still there, Tsotsobe has beaten Tendulkar on numerous occasions in this spell, top class bowling

72.4 Tsotsobe to Tendulkar, no run, fabulous bowling, the cross seam delivery, holds it's line outside off and just maybe moves a tad away, Tendulkar pushes at it with a straight bat and the ball beats him, Tsotsobe has a wry smile on his face

72.3 Tsotsobe to Tendulkar, no run, swing, in-swing this time for Tsotsobe, full and Tendulkar mistimes the cover drive, the thickish inner half goes down to short mid

72.2 Tsotsobe to Tendulkar, no run, more solid that time, good length on off stump, Tendulkar gets forward and defends

72.1 Tsotsobe to Tendulkar, no run, poor shot, Tendulkar tries to play his favorite upper cut, the ball did not bounce and he is beaten, Tsotsobe is troubling Tendulkar with this round the wicket angle

71.6 Harris to Laxman, no run, flighted around off stump, Laxman presses forward to block

71.5 Harris to Laxman, no run, stretches forward to defend

71.4 Harris to Laxman, no run, driven inside out to short cover, well hit, but straight to the fielder

71.3 Harris to Laxman, no run, tossed up on middle, Laxman leans out and drives to mid off

VVS Laxman, right handed bat, comes to the crease

71.2 Harris to Gambhir, out Caught by Boucher!! And finally a chancy innings from Gambhir comes to an end. A big stand is broken. Lovely bowling from Harris, he turned one in sharply the previous ball and this one he bowled it flat and with no turn, Gambhir moved across to defend well outside off, the ball took the edge and Boucher took a very good catch, Harris is thrilled, he and Gambhir have a history, both were at each other's faces in the opening game, now Harris has got his man, a fine hand from Gambhir has to end in the nineties. Gambhir c Boucher b Harris 93(222) [4s-12]

Harris to Gambhir, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

71.1 Harris to Gambhir, no run, Gambhir is lucky, it hit the glove and Boucher could not hang on, Gambhir was backing away to leave the sharply turning delivery, it hit the glove as he backed away, it hit Boucher on the chest and went to ground, Gambhir has been given a life again

70.6 Tsotsobe to Gambhir, 1 run, softly tapped with the angle down to mid wicket, Gambhir is milking the singles against Tsotsobe with ease now

70.5 Tsotsobe to Tendulkar, leg byes, 1 run, slides down the leg and catches Tendulkar on the pad, a leg bye taken

70.4 Tsotsobe to Tendulkar, no run, Gambhir is ball watching and he misses out on a single, Tsotsobe could not bend down and collect it cleanly, Tendulkar wanted the single, but Gambhir was in his own world, he now walks up to Tendulkar and has a chat

70.3 Tsotsobe to Gambhir, 1 run, good length delivery on middle, turned wide of short mid wicket, another easy single

The physio is out there, Gambhir is seen relaxing his hand. The left hand seems to be the problem. Could be a minor cramp. A tablet and everything would be alright. Right, Gambhir is ready to go again after that minor break which allowed Ten Cricket to make some more money.

70.2 Tsotsobe to Gambhir, no run, short of length and on off stump, Gambhir hops back to defend, gets an inside edge onto the back leg, he is in pain now, it seems that he has jarred his elbow after playing that shot and right on cue, Ten Cricket cuts to an Ad.

70.1 Tsotsobe to Gambhir, no run, good length and angling in towards off stump, Gambhir covers it and lets it go

69.6 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, Tendulkar is happy to block that from the crease as he stretches well forward

69.5 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, drifted in to middle, Tendulkar is solid in defence

69.4 Harris to Gambhir, 1 run, chips down the track and eases it down to long off, easy single

69.3 Harris to Gambhir, no run, keeps it outside off and Gambhir sees it before he lets it go

69.2 Harris to Gambhir, no run, tossed up and on off stump, Gambhir gets forward and defends

69.1 Harris to Gambhir, no run, well tossed up outside off, no chance that Gambhir could have got to that, close to a wide

68.6 Tsotsobe to Tendulkar, no run, Tsotsobe has bowled well without any luck in this match, in the previous games, he bowled some poor balls and got wickets, this time the extra bounce beats the flashing blade of Tendulkar, beaten on the cut again

68.5 Tsotsobe to Tendulkar, no run, beaten, Tendulkar gets a little too ambitious and goes for an expansive cut, it was too close to cut and the ball rushed past the edge

68.4 Tsotsobe to Tendulkar, no run, seam movement for Tsotsobe, but Tendulkar covers the off stump and then sees it go through to the keeper

68.3 Tsotsobe to Tendulkar, no run, Tsotsobe now shifts to round the wicket, angles a back of a length delivery, it does not come back in enough for Tendulkar to play at that, left alone

68.2 Tsotsobe to Gambhir, 1 run, the 200 is up now, Gambhir gets back and works it wide of short mid wicket, this has been a terrific stand between the two

68.1 Tsotsobe to Tendulkar, 1 run, played in the air, but well wide of any man, short and wide outside off, Tendulkar intentionally cuts it down to the deep point man

67.6 Harris to Gambhir, no run, a good maiden over that from Harris, Gambhir gets forward and eases it to Harris' left and he makes a tumbling save

67.5 Harris to Gambhir, no run, unlucky for Harris, Gambhir is beaten on the cut as the ball kept a little low, very close to the edge

67.4 Harris to Gambhir, no run, chips down and moves across to pad that tossed up delivery away

67.3 Harris to Gambhir, no run, a bit of bounce for Harris, but it is still outside off, so Gambhir lets it go

67.1 Harris to Gambhir, no run, Gambhir comes down the track and is not to the pitch of the ball, pushes it to short mid

Drinks are on the field now

66.6 Tsotsobe to Tendulkar, no run, on the backfoot, right behind the line of the delivery, he defends it to the on side

66.5 Tsotsobe to Tendulkar, no run, bit more venom on that delivery, back of a length but a lot of bounce generated, Tendulkar arches back and looks to push it over the slip cordon, fails to make contact

66.4 Tsotsobe to Tendulkar, FOUR!!, superb shot that! fantastic straight drive! presents the full face of the bat, a deft push, used his feet to get close to the delivery, mid off had no chance

66.3 Tsotsobe to Tendulkar, no run, pitched up but well outside the off stump, no attempt made to even go after it

66.2 Tsotsobe to Tendulkar, no run, Tendulkar and the two men in the slips watch the fuller delivery sail through to Boucher's gloves

66.1 Tsotsobe to Tendulkar, no run, lands on a length, slanted across Tendulkar, left alone!

65.6 Harris to Gambhir, no run, slower through the air, well outside off, Gambhir leaves it alone

65.5 Harris to Tendulkar, 1 run, good use of the feet again, gets to the pitch and drives it to short extra cover, good diving stop that from Prince, saved 3 runs

65.4 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, Tendulkar chips down the wicket and flicks it to mid wicket, good stop by Prince

65.3 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, flatter and straighter, Tendulkar covers the line and taps it down the wicket

65.2 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, not much air again, Tendulkar taps it towards short leg

65.1 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, drifts one in towards Tendulkar, goes off the inside half of the bat to the on side

64.6 Tsotsobe to Gambhir, no run, back of a length and angling in, Gambhir goes on the backfoot and defends it to the off side

64.5 Tsotsobe to Tendulkar, 1 run, pitched up well outside the off stump, he comes nicely forward and opens the face of the bat before guiding it to third man

64.4 Tsotsobe to Tendulkar, no run, fuller delivery again, gets it to angle across, Tendulkar lifts his bat and lets it go

64.3 Tsotsobe to Tendulkar, no run, fuller, pushed across Tendulkar, he watches it through

64.2 Tsotsobe to Tendulkar, no run, gets his front leg across, defends it back towards the bowler, slightly off the inside half of the bat

64.1 Tsotsobe to Tendulkar, no run, pitched up just outside the off stump, good bounce and carry through to the keeper

63.6 Harris to Gambhir, 2 runs, cheeky stuff this! gets a long way across, it was a half paddle sweep/half scoop, ABD at first slip was anticipating that shot and tried to move quickly to his right, but the ball had gone past by then, it rolls to fine leg for another couple

63.5 Harris to Gambhir, FOUR!!, the world knows that Gambhir is a terrific player of spin bowling, dances down the track, opens the blade and caresses it past extra cover, superb stuff!

63.4 Harris to Gambhir, no run, Gambhir stays inside the crease, works it to silly mid on

63.3 Harris to Tendulkar, 1 run, chips down the wicket again and drives it to mid off, ambled single

63.2 Harris to Tendulkar, 2 runs, Tendulkar decides to come down the track, he wanted to flick it towards mid wicket, but overran and got the inside edge onto the pad, the ball rolls towards fine leg

63.1 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, fires one in straight away, takes Tendulkar's pad in front of the leg stump and goes to short leg

Paul Harris [11.0-2-29-0] is back into the attack

62.6 Tsotsobe to Gambhir, FOUR!!, trifle short, width on offer, Gambhir shifts the weight onto the backfoot and cuts it up and over backward point, a couple of bounces and it went roaring!

62.5 Tsotsobe to Gambhir, no run, short of length and on the off stump, Gambhir is on his toes as he defends it to the off side

62.4 Tsotsobe to Gambhir, no run, fuller and outside the off stump, Gambhir leans nicely forward, taps it to cover

62.3 Tsotsobe to Gambhir, no run, Gambhir looks to play away from the body, beaten!

62.2 Tsotsobe to Gambhir, no run, pitched well outside the off stump, close to being called a wide, the umpires haven't been too strict in this game

62.1 Tsotsobe to Tendulkar, 1 run, for the first time today, the two batsmen change ends, in simple words - this is the first single taken today, on the middle and leg, Tendulkar works it to deep mid wicket

61.6 Morne Morkel to Gambhir, no run, pitched up outside the off stump, the ball angled in slightly, Gambhir leaves it alone

61.4 Morne Morkel to Gambhir, no run, plants his leg forward and defends it to the off side

61.3 Morne Morkel to Gambhir, no run, banged in short, good bounce but the line wrong this time around, down the leg stump, Gambhir lets it go

61.2 Morne Morkel to Gambhir, FOUR!!, the width of the edges these days have made it easier for the batsmen, but this looked deliberate, Gambhir opened the face, glided it through the gully region, off the thickish outisde half, another boundary to his name, the 150 partnership is up!

61.1 Morne Morkel to Gambhir, no run, short of length and on the off stump, Gambhir jumps and defends it to the off side

60.6 Tsotsobe to Tendulkar, FOUR!!, Tendulkar tells Tsotsobe who the real boss is, creates a bit of room this time, gets underneath the ball and cuts it behind backward point, didn't try hard to keep it down, the placement was the key, top shot!

60.5 Tsotsobe to Tendulkar, FOUR!!, that's a fitting reply! Tendulkar rocks back, fetches it from outside off and executes the full blooded pull to perfection, tremendous power, races away into the deep mid wicket fence

60.4 Tsotsobe to Tendulkar, no run, does well to go on the backfoot, on top of the bounce and defends it towards short mid wicket

60.3 Tsotsobe to Tendulkar, no run, loud shout, not given again! Dear o dear, superb delivery that, the ball kicked off the deck as if it went off a trampoline, jagged across, Tendulkar was completely squared up, the ball whistles past the outside edge, Smith at first slip thought Tendulkar nicked it, No says Ian Gould!

60.2 Tsotsobe to Tendulkar, no run, Jaffa! in the corridor of uncertainty, Tendulkar was not sure whether to come forward or to go back, missed the outside edge of the bat by a whisker

60.1 Tsotsobe to Tendulkar, no run, slants one across Tendulkar, he carefully watches it through

Lonwabo Tsotsobe [12.0-2-28-0] is back into the attack

The smoke was apparently due to an oil fire in the kitchen and things are back under control now.

59.6 Morne Morkel to Gambhir, no run, Gambhir gets forward and defends it to the off side, presented the full face

59.5 Morne Morkel to Gambhir, no run, Gambhir goes chasing at it again, it was full and too wide outisde the off stump, luckily he made no contact

59.4 Morne Morkel to Gambhir, no run, well outside the off stump, Gambhir watches it through

There is a lot of smoke in one of the stands, just below the dressing room, the players seated in the balcony are going in, the people in the stands are restless. And, that's a non smoking zone too says Robin Jackman with a nice little laugh. What's happening?

59.3 Morne Morkel to Gambhir, no run, back of a length and around the off stump, Gambhir opens the face of the bat and eases it to point

59.2 Morne Morkel to Gambhir, no run, Gambhir covers the line of the delivery, nice and solid in his defense this time around

59.1 Morne Morkel to Gambhir, no run, some noise as the ball went past the bat, but it was the bat hitting the ground, full and wide outside off, Gambhir went chasing at it, no contact made

58.5 Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, back of a length and on the leg stump, tucked straight to short leg

58.4 Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, fuller and slightly outisde off, Tendulkar gets closer to the line of the delivery, defends it solidly

58.3 Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, peach! Another one that goes past the outside edge, pitches it on off, a bit of an away swing, perfect line and length that, Tendulkar had no answers!

58.2 Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, stretches his front leg forward, defends the length ball nicely to the off side, good batting this!

58.1 Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, Tendulkar gets nicely forward and defends it to the off side

Stats Buzz: Out of the 48 balls bowled, 41 of them have been dot balls, 4 fours have been hit with the bat.

57.6 Morne Morkel to Gambhir, 2 runs, fuller delivery outside the off stump, Gambhir comes on the frontfoot and drives it through extra cover, easy couple

57.5 Morne Morkel to Gambhir, no run, banged in short and angled in, Gambhir does well to let it go through

57.4 Morne Morkel to Gambhir, FOUR!!, another thickish outside edge, a boundary results, the rub of the green is going the visitors' way, there is no third slip, Gambhir leans forward and fishes at it, the ball rolls between the slips and the gully

57.3 Morne Morkel to Gambhir, no run, A play and a miss folks! no feet movement, Gambhir looks to square drive the ball away from his body, just missed the outside edge, he needs to be careful with those sucker balls!

57.2 Morne Morkel to Gambhir, no run, fuller delivery outside the off stump, Gambhir leans forward and drives it with soft hands towards point

57.1 Morne Morkel to Gambhir, no run, Gambhir gets well behind the line of the delivery, gets his bat down to tap it to the off side

56.6 Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, slight shape away, Tendulkar plants his leg forward and defends it to the off side, looking more comfortable out in the middle now

56.4 Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, pitched up but well outside the off stump, Tendulkar sees it through to the keeper

56.3 Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, short ball, slightly outside off, ducked well under it and left alone

56.2 Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, banged in short, Tendulkar hops, gets on top of it and keeps it away towards point

56.1 Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, that's better, gets his front leg to move close to the line of the delivery and a rock solid forward defense at display, well played!

55.6 Morne Morkel to Gambhir, no run, back of a length and angled in, Gambhir gets behind the line and defends it down the wicket

55.5 Morne Morkel to Gambhir, no run, hits the deck hard again, gets some extra bounce and carry through to the keeper, Gambhir shoulders arms again

55.4 Morne Morkel to Gambhir, no run, angles in in towards middle and off, pitches it on a length, Gambhir does well to defend it off the backfoot

55.3 Morne Morkel to Gambhir, leg byes, FOUR!!, gets the line wrong again, but down the leg this time around, the ball brushes the thigh pad and races away to the fine leg boundary

55.2 Morne Morkel to Gambhir, no run, pitched up just outside the off stump, Gambhir shoulders arms

55.1 Morne Morkel to Gambhir, no run, well outside the off stump, poor line, Gambhir watches it through

54.6 Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, on a length, good line yet again, Tendulkar gets forward and defends it solidly

54.5 Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, Tendulkar ducks under a ball that kicked off the deck, Steyn has a few words with Tendulkar, sledging and all that!

54.4 Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, Tendulkar gets forward and pushes it to short cover with the full face

54.3 Steyn to Tendulkar, FOUR!!, Not so convincing!, Tendulkar was about to leave at the last moment, the ball takes the toe of the bat and goes between slips and the gully, he is flirting with danger out here!

Ian Gould didn't check with the square leg umpire, which means, it was not a question about the ball carrying to Boucher, may be Gould thought Tendulkar didn't nick it.

54.2 Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, fuller and slightly outside off, shapes away from Tendulkar who lifts his arms and lets it go

53.6 Morne Morkel to Gambhir, no run, short of a good length, Morne Morkel gets it to nip back in, good solid backfoot defense

53.5 Morne Morkel to Gambhir, no run, back of a length and on the middle stump, Gambhir uses the depth of the crease and defends it to the off side

53.4 Morne Morkel to Gambhir, no run, short of length delivery on off, shapes back in, Gambhir does well to leave it

53.3 Morne Morkel to Gambhir, FOUR!!, that was a good bouncer, was well directed, Gambhir hops, the ball takes his glove and the handle of the bat, goes to the right of a diving Boucher behind the stumps, he will get a boundary

53.2 Morne Morkel to Gambhir, no run, another one outside the line of the off stump, does not bother Gambhir

Talking about Tendulkar not walking after nicking one a couple of over ago, Chaperono5 writes in - This is a never ending discussion, we should not label great players as cheaters but we can only respect players who walk spontaneously without looking at the umpire, anybody might say anything but it requires a mighty heart to walk out in a WC semifinal when half of the field including the umpire is not sure of what happened.

52.6 Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, full and slightly outside off, Tendulkar lets the out swinging delivery thud into Boucher's gloves

52.5 Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, pitches it up again, gets it to curve away, left alone

52.4 Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, pitched up outside the off stump, good bounce and carry through to the keeper as Tendulkar lets it go

52.3 Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, Steyn is getting some nice movement off the wicket, pitches on middle, shapes away, Tendulkar adjusts and taps it towards cover

52.2 Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, fuller again, Tendulkar leans nicely and drives it to mid off

52.1 Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, pitched up around the off stump, shapes away a wee bit, Tendulkar gets forward and defends it towards cover

51.6 Morne Morkel to Gambhir, no run, Morne Morkel should get it to pitch closer if he has to make Gambhir play, another one well outside off, no harm done

51.5 Morne Morkel to Gambhir, no run, around the good length area, came back in towards Gambhir, he trusts the bounce, left alone, the ball goes over the off stump

50.6 Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, another cracker of a delivery, nips back in and bounces high, strikes Tendulkar high on the pad, it was sure going over and down the leg, another appeal turned down

50.5 Steyn to Tendulkar, FOUR!!, it's all happening! overpitched outside off this time around, Tendulkar leans forward and drives exquisitely past a diving Tsotsobe at mid off, nice presentation of the bat, top shot!

50.3 Steyn to Tendulkar, 2 runs, the outside edge again, but a thicker one this time, lands in front of the man at gully, he gets his body behind but the bounce did him in, Tendulkar takes two and gets to his 60th Test fifty, 6th against SA

50.2 Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, there was some sound as the ball passed the bat! The bowler wasn't all that interested, the men behind the stumps went up straight away, did it carry? Tendulkar plunged forward poking at it, the outside edge just carried to Boucher, that did take his bat, poor decision from the ump, Tendulkar survives!

50.1 Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, superb delivery first up! lands just short of a good length, late swing for Steyn, curves away from Tendulkar beating the outside edge of the bat by quite a margin, the bounce was good as well

The players make their way out, bright and clear skies surround the Table mountains. Steyn to start the proceedings.

Kallis: I enjoy batting at Cape Town and fortunate to have a good record out here. It was tough to bat on, I had to wait for the bad balls and treat the bowlers on their merit. The tail did well to hang around and put us in a strong position. It was disappointing to lose the last game, I hope we can cash in and come back strongly. I took a blow from Sreesanth, and that aggrevated my side strain, there is a muscle tear in the stomach. I will definitely struggle to bowl and field, I will take a couple of pain killers and may come out to bat if the team needs me. There is enough in the pitch for us to get the remaining wickets.

Zaheer Khan: The first session on Day 1 was good, but after the drizzle, the seam got wet and it was difficult to grip the ball. So, even though the conditions were overcast, the ball was just skidding through, it was difficult for us to control our swing and seam movement. There is plenty in the wicket for us, we need to be patient. There is a bit of spongy bounce, but with the sun coming out, it must be good. I like playing more matches, but I have been getting niggles every now and then, I have to be watchful and stay fit.

Pitch report: The track would still produce some assistance for the seamers, there will be some variable bounce all through the day. There are a few cracks that have developed, but it won't be all that tough to bat on. There is some rough created by the bowlers' footmarks and Harris will be looking to pitch the ball in those areas.

Breaking news: The news coming out of the South African dressing room is, Jacques Kallis' side strain has gone from bad to worse, he won't take the field and will only bat if the team needs him.

Hello folks, it's Day 3 of the final Test, and the Indians trail by 220 runs with 8 wickets in hand. Tendulkar and Gambhir are in the middle of what looks to be a promising stand, and an enthralling day's play lies ahead of us. Each team would look to take it one session at a time and the Proteas, in particular, would be looking to make the most of the juice in the wicket early on. This is Ajith, I'll take you through the day along with Srivathsa. Stay tuned, we will be right back with more updates.

It's been a comeback of sorts for India, Gambhir and Tendulkar have ensured the visitors didn't lose any wicket post tea. Gambhir was dropped on a couple of occasions, a couple of inside edges missed the stumps and it would just be fair to say that, the two have made the most of their share of luck. But, the duo showed a lot of grit and determination as they tackled Steyn and Co. quite magnificently. Things look even stevens as the Indians end Day 2 with 8 wickets in hand. Will the experience of Tendulkar and the form of Gambhir take India further ahead tomorrow? Do join us tomorrow, as we are in for yet another early start, at 1:30 PM IST. Until then, this is Ajith signing off on behalf of Srivathsa. Cheers!

49.6 Morne Morkel to Gambhir, no run, And Gambhir has seen it through, Morne Morkel did not make him play at all in the last 3 balls of the day, similar rising delivery outside off, easily left alone by Gambhir, he and Tendulkar walk away, ensuring that a job is well done, although a lot of work needs to be done still. It is stumps on day 2

Last ball coming up

49.5 Morne Morkel to Gambhir, no run, good length and angling away, Gambhir will not play at those

49.4 Morne Morkel to Gambhir, no run, good leave, Robin Jackman says it is an exaggerated one, short and flies over the off stump as Gambhir shoulders arms

49.3 Morne Morkel to Gambhir, no run, short and into the body, Gambhir does well with the short leg in place, to play it with soft hands, drops it dead well in front of him, hit the top part of the bat, almost near the handle

49.2 Morne Morkel to Gambhir, no run, back of a length and rising, but it is ill-directed, way outside off, left alone

49.1 Morne Morkel to Tendulkar, 1 run, I guess, this is the third time, that Tendulkar has tried to cover drive Morne Morkel and the sharp seam movement has taken the inner edge and rolled wide of mid on, Tendulkar stepped forward, but was beaten by the late in-swing, he gets a single and is off strike, over to Gambhir

Well, the final over of the day coming up now. Can SA get a wicket? or will these two see off the over and ensure that a fascinating third day awaits everyone? We will see as Morkel steams in for one final time on day 2

48.6 Tsotsobe to Gambhir, no run, bouncer, too high and Gambhir ducks under it comfortably

48.5 Tsotsobe to Gambhir, no run, good length on off stump, Gambhir defends from the crease

48.4 Tsotsobe to Gambhir, no run, Tsotsobe is holding his hands and covering his face, giving the impression that it was much closer to off stump than it actually is, back of a length and outside off, Gambhir covered the off stump and then lets it go, good leave that

48.3 Tsotsobe to Gambhir, no run, full on off stump, Gambhir presses half forward and drives softly to mid on

48.2 Tsotsobe to Tendulkar, 1 run, tucked with a neat roll of the wrists down to backward square leg

48.1 Tsotsobe to Tendulkar, no run, Tendulkar moves across to cover his off stump and then defends the good length delivery on it

47.6 Morne Morkel to Gambhir, no run, more solid that time, similar ball to the last one, this one does not rise that high and Gambhir is able to dead bat it

47.5 Morne Morkel to Gambhir, no run, that is a serious delivery, this one spits off a back of a length area, Gambhir hops and rises to drop it with soft hands, it climbs even more and hits the handle, luckily for Gambhir and unluckily for SA, it falls well in front of where a gully would have been, actually there is a gully, but Gambhir survived somehow

47.4 Morne Morkel to Gambhir, no run, well played by Gambhir, standing tall and rising with the bounce and then dropping it with soft hands

47.3 Morne Morkel to Tendulkar, leg byes, 1 run, drifts onto the leg stump, Tendulkar falls over and misses out on the flick, rolls off the pad down to deep square

47.2 Morne Morkel to Tendulkar, no run, Morne Morkel is testing Tendulkar outside off with juicy offerings, Tendulkar resists the tempatation and then lets it go

47.1 Morne Morkel to Tendulkar, no run, good length and outside off, lifting at it reaches Boucher, Tendulkar shoulders arms

46.6 Tsotsobe to Gambhir, no run, way outside off, easily left alone by Gambhir

46.5 Tsotsobe to Gambhir, no run, now he tries to close the face on a middle stump length ball, a leading edge rolls along the ground to cover

46.4 Tsotsobe to Gambhir, no run, loose again, short and wide outside off, Gambhir went for the upper cut and the ball went over the bat, beaten

46.3 Tsotsobe to Gambhir, no run, another good length ball outside off, does not seam back in enough to prompt a shot from Gambhir

46.1 Tsotsobe to Gambhir, no run, Gambhir should be careful that he does not play away from the body so often, this time though he is in control, tapping it to backward point

45.6 Morne Morkel to Tendulkar, 2 runs, a friendly leg stump full toss, Tendulkar clipped it to the left of deep mid wicket, for an easy couple

45.5 Morne Morkel to Tendulkar, no run, Morne Morkel keeps plugging away in the corridor of uncertainty, left alone again

45.4 Morne Morkel to Tendulkar, no run, back of a length and seaming away, Tendulkar lets it go

45.3 Morne Morkel to Gambhir, 1 run, tucked past short leg, comfortable single, Gambhir rose well and rode the bounce that time

45.2 Morne Morkel to Gambhir, no run, Morne Morkel is causing some trouble to Gambhir, another fat inside edge onto the pads from a hopping Gambhir, but it does not fall back onto the stumps, falls safely beyond the reach of the wicket

45.1 Morne Morkel to Gambhir, no run, back of a length and rising outside off, Gambhir is playing away from the body, but he manages to keep it down, angled down to gully

44.6 Tsotsobe to Gambhir, 1 run, awkwardly played, Gambhir is hanging back and cross batted it with his feet stuck on the crease, wide of cover, he will retain strike

44.5 Tsotsobe to Gambhir, 2 runs, flicked from off stump, nice use of the wrists and Gambhir will get a couple down to deep mid wicket, good running too

44.3 Tsotsobe to Tendulkar, no run, good leave or a brave one? Tendulkar shoulders arms to one that bounced over the off stump, Tsotsobe is bowling well here

44.2 Tsotsobe to Tendulkar, no run, loud shout for LBW, but that pitched outside leg, Gould gets it right, Tendulkar was struck on the pad, right in front of the stumps, once it pitches outside leg, it can't be given out

44.1 Tsotsobe to Gambhir, 1 run, Dropped by AB at 2nd slip, Tsotsobe angled one wide outside off, it was there for the cut shot, Gambhir flashed at it, it flew high and to the right of a leaping AB, who got both hands to it and palmed it over, 2nd time that Gambhir has been let off and on both times, Tsotsobe has been the bowler to suffer

Lonwabo Tsotsobe [9.0-1-23-0] is back into the attack

43.6 Morne Morkel to Tendulkar, no run, back to original programming, back of a length and lifting from that area, Tendulkar moves across, covers his off stump, takes the gloves out of the way and then shoulders arms

43.6 Morne Morkel to Tendulkar, wide, fires one way outside off and Boucher collects it in front of 1st slip, rightly called a wide

43.5 Morne Morkel to Tendulkar, no run, good length and angling in towards off stump, Tendulkar is solid in defence

43.4 Morne Morkel to Gambhir, 1 run, extra bounce from a back of a length area, Gambhir shuffles across and gets inside the line to glance it down to fine leg, took one hand out of the bat as he played it

43.3 Morne Morkel to Gambhir, no run, pitches outside leg, Gambhir failed to clip it away, hits him on the thigh guard

43.2 Morne Morkel to Gambhir, no run, back of a length and outside off, Gambhir was caught on the crease, but forced it without much timing to cover, straight to the fielder

43.1 Morne Morkel to Tendulkar, 1 run, Tendulkar is trying to cover drive, but the sharp in-ward movement is taking the inner half of the bat, again gets it wide of mid on

42.6 Harris to Gambhir, no run, tossed up outside off, from over the wicket, Gambhir gets forward and taps it on the off side

42.5 Harris to Tendulkar, 1 run, the 100 run stand is up, third of the series for India and Tendulkar has been involved in the last two of those, comes down the track and wrists it down to long on, Gary and Sree applaud from the dressing room

42.4 Harris to Gambhir, 1 run, much better, uses his feet and drives to long off

42.3 Harris to Gambhir, no run, lapse in concentration again from Gambhir, nice and full on the stumps, Gambhir was looking to work it on the on side, edged it onto the pad, Harris lets out a ooh and an aah

42.2 Harris to Tendulkar, 1 run, gets forward and on drives it to long on, single as the field is set deep

42.1 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, drifted in to middle stump, Tendulkar is rock solid in defence

Paul Harris [10.0-2-26-0] is back into the attack

41.6 Morne Morkel to Gambhir, no run, good testing over from Morne Morkel this, gets this to lift off the deck, Gambhir was hopping back to defend, got a thin inside edge onto the pads, that saved him, the ball rolled back safely on the off side

41.5 Morne Morkel to Gambhir, no run, good length delivery on off stump, bit of extra lift off the deck, but Gambhir is right in behind it

41.4 Morne Morkel to Gambhir, no run, angled across Gambhir, who lets it go, easily done

41.3 Morne Morkel to Tendulkar, 1 run, cuts in off the seam, fuller and in-drift too, Tendulkar was looking to cover drive, the thickish inside half went wide of mid on, he gets off strike

41.2 Morne Morkel to Tendulkar, no run, good delivery, pitched fuller on off stump, Tendulkar stumbled forward to defend, it hit the splice of the bat, Tendulkar actually did well not to push at that with hard hands, deadened the impact by taking the bottom hand off, the ball dribbled away to the off side

41.1 Morne Morkel to Tendulkar, no run, back of a length and a bit of extra bounce to boot as well, it is outside off, Tendulkar shoulders arms

Morne Morkel [9.0-2-38-0] is back into the attack

40.6 Steyn to Gambhir, no run, stays a touch low outside off, Gambhir hops back, expecting it to rise much higher, it does not, angles it to the off side

40.5 Steyn to Gambhir, no run, back of a length and angling away, Gambhir rises on top of the bounce and taps it away from the body, towards the gully region

40.4 Steyn to Tendulkar, leg byes, 1 run, goes off the pad down to fine leg, Steyn looks troubled, he is holding his elbow as he walks back

40.3 Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, awkwardly played, back of a length and bouncing outside off, Tendulkar cross batted it without conviction, rolled along on the ground to cover

40.2 Steyn to Tendulkar, 2 runs, Steyn is now complaining that Tendulkar was in his way, just as he was about to collect the throw, flicked to deep mid wicket, Alviro threw it on the bounce, Steyn could not collect and they take another run as no one backed it up

39.6 Harris to Gambhir, no run, lunges out and then pats it on the off side

39.5 Harris to Gambhir, no run, from over the wicket, flighted delivery on off stump, Gambhir gets forward, blocks

39.4 Harris to Tendulkar, 1 run, driven through the line down to long on, they are milking Harris now

39.3 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, gently looped up on the stumps, Tendulkar gets forward and defends

39.2 Harris to Gambhir, 1 run, gets forward and clips it through mid wicket, another single

39.1 Harris to Gambhir, 2 runs, tossed up on middle, neatly glanced down to fine leg, Steyn shows us his footie skills and uses his boot to stop it, only a couple

Drinks are on the field now

38.6 Steyn to Gambhir, 1 run, flicked from middle stump line down to backward square leg, straight to the fielder

38.5 Steyn to Gambhir, no run, Steyn is now running in and letting it rip, bangs one in short and outside off, Gambhir again does well to drop everything in the way and then allows it to pass through to Boucher

38.4 Steyn to Tendulkar, 1 run, wrong line, on the pads, easy tickle for Tendulkar, who tucks it to backward square leg, gets away from the strike

38.3 Steyn to Gambhir, 1 run, well bowled and well played too, short ball on the ribs, Gambhir does well not to fend at it, takes the bottom hand out and then stabs it along the ground to fine leg, easy single

38.2 Steyn to Gambhir, no run, in the channel, but it pitches outside off and moves away, Gambhir does not offer a shot, left alone

38.1 Steyn to Gambhir, no run, back of a length and angling away from outside off, Gambhir lifts his bat and lets it go

The pitch has eased out and now looks beautiful for batting. The two batsmen at the crease would look to cash in. Without Kallis, SA bowling looks a bit hampered.

37.6 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, Tendulkar gets right behind the line and blocks the back of a length ball on middle stump

37.5 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, the quicker one, but down the leg side, Tendulkar offers the pad

37.4 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, nicely tossed up on the stumps, Tendulkar gets forward and eases it back to Harris

37.3 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, drifting in to middle, Tendulkar gets the bat in front of the pad and then defends

37.2 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, Tendulkar chips down the track and taps it to short mid, straight to the fielder

37.1 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, tossed up on the stumps, Tendulkar gets forward and defends

36.6 Steyn to Gambhir, no run, on a length, angling slightly across, Gambhir opens the face of the bat and taps it towards point

36.5 Steyn to Gambhir, no run, back of a length and on the stumps, Gambhir hops, stays behind the line, defends it to the off side

36.4 Steyn to Gambhir, no run, fuller and outside off, Gambhir goes after it, off the inside half of the bat, lucky that it missed the stumps, loose stroke offered!

36.3 Steyn to Gambhir, no run, banged in short, close to the off stump, Gambhir arches back, drops his wrists and allows the ball to go through

36.2 Steyn to Gambhir, no run, good length delivery on the off stump, Gambhir gets forward and defends it to the off side

36.1 Steyn to Gambhir, no run, lands on a length outside off and shapes away off the seam, Gambhir does not go chasing at it

35.6 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, well tossed up on the off stump, Tendulkar gets forward and taps it to the off side

35.5 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, flighted delivery on off, Tendulkar comes on the frontfoot and taps it to the off side

35.4 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, Tendulkar goes on the backfoot and tucks it to short leg

35.3 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, closes the face of the bat and taps it past short leg, not too certain on taking the single, sent back by Gambhir

35.2 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, gives it some drift, Tendulkar does well, gets forward and pats it towards mid on

35.1 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, fuller and on the middle and leg, tapped to the on side

34.6 Steyn to Gambhir, no run, cracker of a delivery that, comes back in from outside off, Gambhir was caught playing away and outisde the line of the delivery, beaten!

34.5 Steyn to Gambhir, no run, back of a length and on the off stump, Gambhir goes on the backfoot and blocks it

34.4 Steyn to Gambhir, no run, lands just in front of a length, stays low, Gambhir lets it go

34.3 Steyn to Gambhir, no run, pitched up just outside off, kicks off the deck and moves away, left alone, he knows where his off stump is, Gambhir.

34.2 Steyn to Gambhir, no run, good pace on that delivery, angling away, Gambhir shoulders arms

A streaker is on the field, looks like he's been dealt with!

34.1 Steyn to Tendulkar, 1 run, banged in short, Tendulkar hops, works it wide of mid on and takes a single

33.6 Harris to Gambhir, no run, well tossed up, Gambhir moves across, takes it from the off stump and taps it past short leg

33.5 Harris to Gambhir, no run, Gambhir gets across and pushes it towards short mid wicket

33.4 Harris to Tendulkar, 1 run, Tendulkar closes the face of the bat and taps it gently past short leg

33.3 Harris to Gambhir, 1 run, gives it some air, Gambhir walks across and eases it to long on

33.2 Harris to Gambhir, no run, plunges forward, smothers the spin and taps it to the on side

33.1 Harris to Gambhir, no run, tossed up outside off, searching for the rough outside off, Gambhir stretches forward and defends it

32.6 Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, fuller delivery on the off stump, Tendulkar gets behind the line of the delivery and taps it to the off side

32.5 Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, just outside the off stump, left alone by Tendulkar

32.4 Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, pitched up just outside off, shapes away from Tendulkar, no attempt made

32.3 Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, on a length, shapes away just outside off, Tendulkar draws his bat close and lets the ball go through to Boucher

32.2 Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, full and wide outside off, curves away from Tendulkar, left alone

32.1 Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, fuller delivery outside the off stump, Tendulkar puts his leg forward and shoulders arms

Dale Steyn [8.0-2-25-1] is back into the attack

31.6 Harris to Tendulkar, 1 run, quicker delivery on the leg stump, Tendulkar closes the face and turns it gently to square leg

31.5 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, gets some extra bounce, Tendulkar stays behind the line and defends it down the wicket

31.4 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, Tendulkar gets forward and taps it to the on side

31.3 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, Tendulkar makes room and drives it nicely, but there is a man at cover, straight to him

31.2 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, drifts one in towards Tendulkar, good looking forward defense

31.1 Harris to Gambhir, 1 run, trifle short, Gambhir stays on the bacfoot and pushes it to deep point

30.6 Tsotsobe to Tendulkar, no run, full and angling away, Tendulkar lifts his bat and lets it go

30.5 Tsotsobe to Tendulkar, no run, banged in short, Tendulkar ducks and lets it through to the keeper

30.4 Tsotsobe to Tendulkar, no run, hits the deck hard, pushes it across, Tendulkar gets down on one knee, lets the ball go past

30.3 Tsotsobe to Tendulkar, 2 runs, back of a length and on the pads, Tendulkar whips it off his hips towards fine leg

30.2 Tsotsobe to Tendulkar, no run, on a length, kicks off the turf but well outside off, Tendulkar sees it through to the keeper

30.1 Tsotsobe to Tendulkar, no run, comes round the wicket and dishes a short ball, well directed too, Tendulkar hops and defends it to the on side

29.6 Harris to Gambhir, no run, Gambhir leans forward, closes the face of the bat and taps it to the on side

29.5 Harris to Gambhir, no run, Gambhir comes down the wicket, taps it to the on side

29.4 Harris to Gambhir, no run, fuller, Gambhir gets well forward, taps it to the off side

29.3 Harris to Gambhir, no run, well tossed up, a bit of width on offer, driven to mid off

29.2 Harris to Tendulkar, 1 run, a bit of air on that one, Tendulkar closes the face of the bat and eases it towards square leg

29.1 Harris to Tendulkar, 2 runs, Tendulkar moves across, closes the face of the bat and works it behind the man at short leg, runs two

28.6 Tsotsobe to Gambhir, FOUR leg byes!!, Gambhir must consider himself lucky, banged in short, comes back in, Gambhir looks to get on top of it, looking to fend it to the off side, misses the bottom edge, takes the elbow and goes past the stumps, rolls away to the fine leg boundary

28.5 Tsotsobe to Gambhir, no run, short of length outside the off stump, not much pace on that delivery, left alone

28.4 Tsotsobe to Gambhir, no run, short of a length delivery angled in, Gambhir trusts the bounce and shoulders arms

28.3 Tsotsobe to Gambhir, no run, short of length and angled in, Gambhir is on his toes, opens the face of the bat and pats it to the off side

28.2 Tsotsobe to Gambhir, no run, full toss outside the off stump, Gambhir pushes it to point

28.1 Tsotsobe to Gambhir, no run, fuller and on the middle and leg, Gambhir pushes it back to Tsotsobe

27.6 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, flatter and quicker, gets nicely forward and pats it back to Harris

27.5 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, not much air on that delivery, Tendulkar gets forward and pushes it back to Harris

27.4 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, Tendulkar stretches it forward and offers the full face of the blade

27.2 Harris to Gambhir, no run, quicker delivery, Gambhir gets forward and defends it to the off side

27.1 Harris to Tendulkar, 1 run, looped up delivery on the off stump, driven gently to long off

Drinks are on the field now

26.6 Tsotsobe to Gambhir, no run, fuller and just a tad outside off, Gambhir leans on it, defends it back towards Tsotsobe

26.5 Tsotsobe to Gambhir, no run, short of a good length and angling in from outside off, Gambhir shoulders arms

26.4 Tsotsobe to Gambhir, no run, back of a length and angled in from outside off, Gambhir lifts his bat and lets it go

26.3 Tsotsobe to Gambhir, no run, pitched up just a tad outside off, good bounce and carry through to Boucher

26.2 Tsotsobe to Gambhir, FOUR!!, that's a top shot! gets to his 15th Test fifty, on the stumps, a half volley, falls across but middles it, flicked through mid wicket, four more!

26.1 Tsotsobe to Gambhir, 2 runs, Edged but just short of gully, the ball angles in, takes the thickish outer half of the bat and falls short of a diving Prince at gully, went slightly towards his left, he collects two

25.6 Harris to Tendulkar, FOUR!!, Tendulkar tells Harris who the real boss is, comes down the track, gets to the pitch of the delivery and drives it through the cover region, superb shot that, went racing away to the boundary

25.5 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, Tendulkar gets forward and taps it to the on side

25.4 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, that was mightly close, not given by Simon Taufel! It was slightly quicker, drifting in from wide of the crease, Tendulkar is trapped in front of middle and leg, hawk eye showed that the ball would have just clipped leg, but too much doubts on that one, good decision in the end

25.3 Harris to Gambhir, 1 run, well tossed up, Gambhir drives to long on, only a single

25.2 Harris to Gambhir, no run, Gambhir closes the face of the bat and works it to square leg

25.1 Harris to Gambhir, no run, Gambhir comes down the track and offers his pad at it, the ball goes wide of first slip

24.6 Tsotsobe to Tendulkar, no run, full and slanted across, Tendulkar puts his leg forward and shoulders arms

24.5 Tsotsobe to Tendulkar, no run, kicks off the deck, lands in front of a length, good bounce and carry through to the keeper

24.4 Tsotsobe to Tendulkar, no run, fuller and slightly wide outside off, Tendulkar leans forward, taps it down the wicket

24.3 Tsotsobe to Gambhir, 1 run, Tsotsobe is erring in line a wee bit, on the pad, worked away to fine leg, goes straight to the fielder

24.2 Tsotsobe to Gambhir, no run, short of length and angled in from over the wicket, Gambhir tucks it to square leg

24.1 Tsotsobe to Gambhir, 2 runs, short of a good length and on the leg stump, worked away off his hips to deep backward square leg, takes two

Lonwabo Tsotsobe [5.0-1-12-0] is back into the attack

23.6 Harris to Gambhir, 1 run, Gambhir closes the face of the bat, walks across slightly and works it to deep square leg

23.5 Harris to Gambhir, no run, Gambhir comes down the track and drives it back to Harris

23.4 Harris to Gambhir, no run, Gambhir covers the line and taps it to the on side

23.3 Harris to Gambhir, no run, Ooooh! that turned in sharply from well outside off, landed in some footmark, keeps low, nearly knocked the off stump off as Gambhir looks to play the cut, surprised Boucher as well

23.2 Harris to Tendulkar, 1 run, not much turn for Harris, not surprising, Tendulkar gets down on one knee and paddle sweeps it to fine leg

23.1 Harris to Gambhir, 1 run, Gambhir walks down the track and eases it down to long on

22.6 Morne Morkel to Tendulkar, no run, back of a length and angled in towards the ribs, Tendulkar tucks it to short leg

22.5 Morne Morkel to Tendulkar, FOUR!!, overpitched, the straight drive comes into play this time, struck firmly, even though the timing was not 100%, did well to hit it wide of mid off, Tendulkar is slowly getting his eye in

22.4 Morne Morkel to Tendulkar, no run, back of a length and angled in, Tendulkar works it to square leg, straight to the fielder

22.3 Morne Morkel to Tendulkar, no run, length ball angled in, Tendulkar goes on the backfoot and defends it towards mid off

22.2 Morne Morkel to Tendulkar, FOUR!!, just as I said that, Tendulkar brings his best shot into play, wonderful flick off his toes, nice use of his wrists, well wide of short leg, in the gap and sweetly timed!

22.1 Morne Morkel to Tendulkar, no run, superb delivery, lands on a length, kicks off the deck, in the corridor of uncertainty, Tendulkar plays and misses, extra bounce the key! Tendulkar is not looking at his best right now

21.6 Harris to Gambhir, no run, gets nicely across and taps one to the on side

21.5 Harris to Gambhir, FOUR!!, fires one in, but the length was wrong, trifle short, Gambhir backs away, creates the extra bit of room and punches it through cover, Morne gave it a chase but in vain, powerful shot that!

21.4 Harris to Tendulkar, 1 run, Tendulkar closes the face of the bat and works it towards fine leg, just a faint tickle that!

21.3 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, leans on it, smothers the spin and dead bats it down the wicket

21.2 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, Tendulkar gets nicely forward and offers the full face

21.1 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, Aaahs and Ooohs straight away, Tendulkar stretches, slightly a bit more than he was supposed to, the inside edge falls wide of Amla at short leg, survives!

Paul Harris, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack

20.6 Morne Morkel to Gambhir, FOUR!!, on the stumps, Gambhir walks across and flicks it between square leg and mid wicket, times it to perfection, placement - even better!

20.5 Morne Morkel to Gambhir, no run, good variations these, banged in short, Gambhir hops, uses the depth of the crease, keeps it down to the on side

20.4 Morne Morkel to Gambhir, no run, Peach! pitches it up outside the off stump, the sucker ball as they call, Gambhir threw his bat at it, looking for the powerful cover drive, misses the outside edge by a whisker!

20.3 Morne Morkel to Gambhir, no run, short of length and on the middle stump, Gambhir hops and fends it down the pitch

20.2 Morne Morkel to Tendulkar, 1 run, back of a length and on the off stump, Tendulkar opens the face of the bat and guides it past backward point, easy single, there is protection towards third man

20.1 Morne Morkel to Tendulkar, no run, pitched up just outside off, Tendulkar works it towards mid on

19.6 Tsotsobe to Gambhir, FOUR!!, that's a Gangulyesque backfoot cut, trifle short, that's all he needed, dispatches it between point and cover, rockets away to the boundary in no time

19.5 Tsotsobe to Gambhir, no run, short of a good length and around off, Gambhir gets forward and taps it to the off side

19.4 Tsotsobe to Gambhir, no run, Oops! Gambhir closes the face of the bat early, the leading edge goes to extra cover, no harm done, the edge of the bat is so wide that it went almost the same way it would have if it had gone off the middle

19.3 Tsotsobe to Gambhir, no run, dishes a short ball, directs it in towards Gambhir, well defended to the off side off the backfoot

19.2 Tsotsobe to Gambhir, no run, length ball angling in from over the wicket, Gambhir works it to square leg, straight to the fielder

19.1 Tsotsobe to Tendulkar, 1 run, short of length and on the hips, tucked away round the corner, ambles across for a single

18.6 Morne Morkel to Gambhir, no run, the ball kicks off the deck, just landed in front of a length area, nice carry through to the keeper, well left

18.5 Morne Morkel to Gambhir, 2 runs, on the pads, Gambhir stays inside the crease and clips it to fine leg, good running that!

18.4 Morne Morkel to Gambhir, no run, that's struck him on his body! Ouch! It was a good bouncer, on the ribs, Gambhir was hopping, the inside edge thudded on his ribs and then the box, he bent down and sat on his knee right away, takes a couple of deep breaths and he is up and running!

18.3 Morne Morkel to Gambhir, no run, fuller and around the off stump, off the inside part of the bat towards mid wicket, the face of the bat turned as he played that

18.2 Morne Morkel to Gambhir, no run, back of a length and on the off stump, Gambhir gets forward and defends it to the off side

18.1 Morne Morkel to Gambhir, no run, short of length and down the leg, looked like it brushed the trouser as it went past

17.6 Tsotsobe to Tendulkar, FOUR!!, Dear o dear! That should have been taken! Tendulkar survives, lucky escape! goes chasing a wide delivery, it was the same delivery that got him out in the previous game, the thickish outside edge flew quickly to Prince at third slip, looks like he didn't even make an effort to leap and take it. Withdrew quite early as he probably thought it was going well over.

17.5 Tsotsobe to Tendulkar, no run, short of a length delivery, Tendulkar gets behind nicely this time around, gets on top of it and keeps it down towards cover

17.4 Tsotsobe to Tendulkar, no run, gets the ball to kick off the deck, in the zone of uncertainty, Tendulkar hangs his bat at it tentatively, misses

17.3 Tsotsobe to Tendulkar, no run, pitched up around the off stump, Tendulkar gets forward and defends it down towards mid off

17.2 Tsotsobe to Tendulkar, no run, fuller delivery just around the off stump line, angling away, left alone again

17.1 Tsotsobe to Tendulkar, no run, fuller delivery pushed across Tendulkar who watches it through to the keeper

Lonwabo Tsotsobe [3.0-1-3-0] is back into the attack

16.6 Morne Morkel to Gambhir, no run, pitches it up outside the off stump, Gambhir stretches forward and drives, straight to the extra cover fielder though

16.5 Morne Morkel to Gambhir, no run, back of a length and on the middle and leg, Gambhir stays behind the line and blocks it

16.4 Morne Morkel to Gambhir, no run, short of a good length and angling down the leg stump, Boucher moves quickly to collect

16.3 Morne Morkel to Gambhir, no run, too short, should have been called a wide, Gambhir didn't even have to duck under it, good aggressive signs from Morne Morkel

16.2 Morne Morkel to Gambhir, 2 runs, width on offer, Gambhir leans nicely and drives it through extra cover, the 50 is up for the visitors

16.1 Morne Morkel to Gambhir, no run, full and outside off, Gambhir plays with a slant bat, inside edges it towards mid on

Welcome back to the post-tea session. Will the Indians fight back? Let's find out...

The Proteas will undoubtedly be the happier bunch as the players take Tea on Day 2. Things went right for them as the last wicket partnership between Kallis and Tsotsobe added a lot of frustration in the Indian camp. The openers came out, looked good until Sehwag holed out. Poor running between the wickets was a concern as RD survived a couple of close calls. Alviro dropped Gauti at gully and he wanted to take a single, RD wasn't too quick to respond which resulted in a run out. Lots of work left for the middle order to do, join us at 7:00 PM IST (15:30 local time) for the last session.

15.6 Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, bouncer too end the session as Tendulkar ducks under it and that will be Tea on day 2

15.4 Steyn to Tendulkar, FOUR!!, Trade-mark SRT! The beauty who is taking in the sun on the grass banks claps and so would the rest of the crowd who saw that shot, clipped beautifully from middle stump line, he is so strong in that area, just a nice work with the wrists and it raced away

15.3 Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, tighter defensive technique, good stride forward and the ball met bat, it produced a nice clear woody sound

15.2 Steyn to Tendulkar, 2 runs, neatly tucked wide of short leg, down to deep square leg, for a couple

15.1 Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, good length and moving in towards off stump, Tendulkar gets forward and defends, taking the bottom hand out of the way

Last over before Tea

14.6 Tsotsobe to Gambhir, no run, back of a length outside off and rising from that area, Gambhir drops everything in the way, shoulders arms

14.5 Tsotsobe to Gambhir, no run, clipped from middle stump line to square leg

14.4 Tsotsobe to Gambhir, no run, defended to short leg

14.3 Tsotsobe to Gambhir, 2 runs, nice curving away swinger, Gambhir reaches out and does not push out at it, opens the face of the bat and plays it softly wide of gully for a couple

14.2 Tsotsobe to Gambhir, no run, again he has to hop back to defend, this is testing bowling from Tsotsobe

14.1 Tsotsobe to Gambhir, no run, rising on the body, Gambhir stands tall and drops it down with soft hands

13.6 Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, slips one down leg, Tendulkar can't connect on the leg glance

13.5 Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, Ooh! That one straightened on the off stump line, Tendulkar was almost squared up, in the end his technical mastery gets him out of trouble, defends with an open face

13.4 Steyn to Gambhir, 1 run, nicely played, shuffles across and tucks it with the angle to backward square leg, kept it along the ground

A leg slip in place for Gambhir now

13.3 Steyn to Gambhir, no run, good confident leave that time to a similar ball

13.2 Steyn to Gambhir, no run, good bowling this, drawing Gambhir out, short of length outside off, bouncing too, Gambhir's bat was periliously close to snicking it as he moved across to leave it, Bouch collects

13.1 Steyn to Gambhir, no run, back of a length on off stump, Gambhir gets right behind the line to defend

12.6 Tsotsobe to Tendulkar, no run, slanted further across Tendulkar, who lifts his bat and lets it go

12.5 Tsotsobe to Tendulkar, no run, fullish, forces Tendulkar to get forward and drive, he does so, finds mid off

12.4 Tsotsobe to Tendulkar, no run, back of a length outside off, Tendulkar drops it down with soft hands on the off side

12.3 Tsotsobe to Gambhir, leg byes, 1 run, goes off the pad as it moves down leg

12.2 Tsotsobe to Tendulkar, 1 run, nice shape into Tendulkar, Tendulkar opens the face of the bat and hits that hard into the ground, third slip does not catch it clean and they take a single, the crowd thought it was a catch, a spectator catch that one

12.1 Tsotsobe to Tendulkar, no run, back of a length and angled across Tendulkar, he shoulders arms

11.6 Steyn to Gambhir, no run, pitched up outside off, Gambhir lifts his bat and lets it go

11.5 Steyn to Gambhir, FOUR!!, Streaky!, does not carry to third slip, Prince is the man, it was stabbed to the left of Ash and he could not lunge out well enough to catch that, anyway it was wide of him and scooted down to third man, lucky boundary for Gambhir

11.4 Steyn to Gambhir, no run, pitched up and in the zone outside off, moving away too, Gambhir lets it go

11.3 Steyn to Tendulkar, 1 run, Tendulkar defends it wide of short mid wicket, is off the mark

11.2 Steyn to Gambhir, 1 run, tucked with a closed face down to fine leg, easy single

11.1 Steyn to Gambhir, FOUR!!, intentionally done, short and wide outside off, slashed away over the slip cordon, upper cut down to third man, handy boundary that

Dale Steyn [5.0-2-8-1] is back into the attack

10.6 Tsotsobe to Tendulkar, no run, short delivery and angling away from outside off, Tendulkar sways out of the way and lets it go

Sachin Tendulkar, right handed bat, comes to the crease

10.5 Tsotsobe to Gambhir, out Dravid Run Out!! That's what can happen when someone runs on a dropped catch, or a misfield. Invariably there is confusion and a run-out happens, especially when both Gambhir and Dravid are at the crease, both have had a couple of close calls already and this time it is Dravid who is gone, back of a length outside off, Gambhir played away from the body, Alviro dropped it at gully, moving to his right, they decided to run, then the fielder from the slip cordon ran and threw down the stumps at the striker's end with Dravid well short, unnecessary wicket that, but SA won't mind it one bit. They are thrilled to bits. It went to the third ump and he made the decision. Dravid walks back without a big contribution in his 150th test.Dravid run out (de Villiers) 5(16)

Tsotsobe to Gambhir, THATS OUT!! Run Out!!

Drama here, first a dropped catch, Dravid is run-out now

10.4 Tsotsobe to Gambhir, no run, Gambhir walks down to counter the movement, defends

10.3 Tsotsobe to Gambhir, no run, pitched up outside off, square driven to backward point, was in the air, but well in front of JP

10.2 Tsotsobe to Gambhir, no run, Gambhir was trying to close the face on that, it was down the leg side, the ball rolled back to cover, all along the ground

10.1 Tsotsobe to Gambhir, no run, back of a length and on off stump, Gambhir defends from the crease

Lonwabo Tsotsobe, left-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

9.6 Morne Morkel to Dravid, no run, tucked off the hips to short leg

9.5 Morne Morkel to Dravid, no run, Ripper!, Dravid is in all sorts of trouble that time, just straightens after pitching on a short of length area, Dravid was squared up and he tried to fiddle at it, the ball just missed the awkward attempt and beat him, superb bowling

9.4 Morne Morkel to Dravid, no run, solidly done, back of a length and angling back in, Dravid gets right behind the line to block

9.3 Morne Morkel to Dravid, no run, angled onto the pads, Dravid missed out there, fell over and it hit the pad, before rolling to short leg

9.2 Morne Morkel to Dravid, no run, in the corridor of uncertainty, steep bounce for Morne Morkel, Dravid lets it go

9.1 Morne Morkel to Dravid, no run, good length on off stump, Dravid gets forward and defends solidly

8.6 Steyn to Gambhir, no run, Gambhir was almost squared up that time, defends it awkwardly towards cover, a hint of a leading edge that time, but all along the ground

8.5 Steyn to Dravid, 1 run, tucked off the hips down to fine leg, easy single

8.4 Steyn to Dravid, no run, pitched up and on off stump, Dravid leans into the off drive and finds mid off

8.3 Steyn to Dravid, no run, this time Gambhir refuses an easy single, patted off the backfoot wide of Duminy at cover, for some strange reason, Gambhir did not want the single

8.2 Steyn to Dravid, no run, full and moves away towards the slips, Dravid covers the line and pushes it back to Steyn

8.1 Steyn to Dravid, no run, good length outside off, Dravid gets forward and pushes it to cover

7.6 Morne Morkel to Gambhir, 4 runs, Oh! Dravid was almost left stranded, a run-out chance missed, Gambhir dropped it in front of cover and ran, then Dravid too responded, but Gambhir sent him back, Duminy missed, no one too back it up and it raced away to the fence, Ten Cricket is busy showing ads, no one knew it was 4 over-throws, pathetic coverage again

7.5 Morne Morkel to Gambhir, no run, lazy cut shot attempted, Gambhir was miles late on that shot as the ball flew through to Bouch

7.4 Morne Morkel to Dravid, 3 runs, fine shot, fraction too full on off stump, Dravid gets forward and on drives compactly to long on, three easy runs, just pushed that past Morne Morkel and beat mid on too

7.3 Morne Morkel to Dravid, no run, fine delivery, but Dravid left that expertly, back of a length and rising outside off, cut back in too, Dravid left that on length by dropping his wrists

7.2 Morne Morkel to Dravid, no run, Almost a carbon copy of the dismissal at Centurion, in the 2nd innings! But this time it misses the outside edge, Dravid is playing for the in-swinger, it straightens and leaves Dravid groping at it, Dravid has been out several times like that in recent innings, lovely delivery that though

7.1 Morne Morkel to Dravid, no run, full outside off, Dravid squeezes it down to backward point, was late on that

6.6 Steyn to Gambhir, no run, back of a length and on the ribs, Gambhir clips it uppishly, it falls in no-man's land near short mid wicket

6.5 Steyn to Gambhir, no run, in the corridor of uncertainty, well outside off, left alone

6.4 Steyn to Dravid, 1 run, Oh! Dravid was unsure whether to come forward or go back, stabbed it, it ran away off the inner edge to square leg, nervous way to get off the mark

Rahul Dravid, right handed bat, comes to the crease

6.3 Steyn to Sehwag, out Caught by Smith!! A huge moment in the game as Sehwag falls. Again the swing of Steyn that has did Sehwag in, lazy footwork too, did not move forward, no weight transfer too, just stood there and tried to hit on the up, the ball took the lower half of the bat and Smith at cover did well to move forward and take a tumbling catch, it was dying on him and he judged it well, after initially misjudging it. This is the third time that Steyn has got Sehwag out in this series.Sehwag c Smith b Steyn 13(20) [4s-3]

Steyn to Sehwag, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

6.2 Steyn to Sehwag, FOUR!!, Top shot! It was a back of a length ball angling away, Sehwag got on top of the bounce and cracked it hard off the backfoot to sweeper cover, arched back and hammered it away, raced away to the fence

6.1 Steyn to Sehwag, no run, back of a length on off stump, Sehwag gets right behind the line to defend

5.6 Morne Morkel to Gambhir, no run, rising again from a back of a length area, Gambhir taps it towards point, wants the single, does not get it

5.5 Morne Morkel to Gambhir, no run, back of a length and rising into the chest area, Gambhir does not fall over, drops it with soft hands on the off side

5.4 Morne Morkel to Gambhir, no run, back of a length and straightens well outside off, Gambhir shoulders arms

5.2 Morne Morkel to Gambhir, no run, short of length on the body, Gambhir hops back to defend it down

5.1 Morne Morkel to Gambhir, no run, Morne Morkel hits the bat hard, Gambhir is compact in defence though

4.6 Steyn to Sehwag, no run, pitched up and moving away, Sehwag is happy to let it go

4.5 Steyn to Sehwag, no run, bouncer from Steyn and Sehwag ducks under it

4.4 Steyn to Sehwag, no run, solid forward defence as the ball meets bat, Sehwag covered the line and then blocked it

4.3 Steyn to Sehwag, no run, full and wide outside off, Sehwag had a real go at it, did not connect, if he had, it would have went a long waay

4.2 Steyn to Sehwag, no run, just a little bit of swing, but full and outside off, Sehwag shoulders arms

4.1 Steyn to Sehwag, no run, bouncer, but too high, Sehwag ducks under it comfortably

3.6 Morne Morkel to Gambhir, no run, down the leg side, Gambhir can't connect with the leg glance

3.5 Morne Morkel to Gambhir, FOUR!!, goes for the full delivery and aims to catch Gambhir on the crease, hoping to get an edge, but Gambhir does not over commit and then sends it crashing wide of backward point, the square drive and Gambhir opened the face to get it in the gap

3.4 Morne Morkel to Gambhir, no run, Morne Morkel is hitting the high 140 ks mark, now, in the corridor of uncertainty, Gambhir shoulders arms

3.3 Morne Morkel to Gambhir, no run, good pace and good delivery that, angled in, into the ribs, Gambhir fends at it, takes the bottom hand out of the way and deadens the impact, the ball drops dead near short leg

3.2 Morne Morkel to Gambhir, no run, back of a length and angling in, rising too, Gambhir drops his wrists and lets it go

3.1 Morne Morkel to Gambhir, no run, good bowling, full and from round the wicket, on off stump, Gambhir gets forward and pushes it softly on the off side

Btw, Gambhir is batting with a brand new bat- MRF's logo is shining on his blade. He has a gleaming new willow in his hand.

2.6 Steyn to Sehwag, no run, pitched up and curving away, Sehwag leans into an off drive, but finds a straightish mid off

2.5 Steyn to Sehwag, no run, that ball did not carry through to Boucher, Sehwag left it alone and the keeper collected it near his ankles

2.4 Steyn to Sehwag, no run, back of a length on off stump, Sehwag gets right behind the line and defends

2.3 Steyn to Sehwag, no run, stays a fraction low outside off, Sehwag mistimes the forcing shot off the backfoot to the cover region

2.2 Steyn to Sehwag, no run, beaten!, back of a length and straightens outside off, Sehwag was pushing inside the line and the ball rushed past the edge

2.1 Steyn to Sehwag, no run, full ball on off stump, Sehwag gets forward and half pushes it to mid off, checked his shot at the last moment, nice curve for Steyn too

1.6 Morne Morkel to Gambhir, no run, back of a length and on off stump, rising too, Gambhir does well to drop it down with soft hands

Now Gambhir walks up to Sehwag and has a chat

1.5 Morne Morkel to Sehwag, 1 run, That was a comfortable couple, but for some strange reason, Sehwag did not come back or is it Gambhir who did not? A one handed drive, it was uppish, and well wide of cover, they take only a single

1.4 Morne Morkel to Sehwag, FOUR!!, If you stray there, then Sehwag will put you away, on the pads, whipped away wristily to deep mid wicket, Sehwag hit that well, no one on the on side and he will get another boundary

1.3 Morne Morkel to Sehwag, no run, again steep bounce, Morne Morkel will get awkward bounce from a length, in the zone outside off, left alone and Boucher collects by jumping high

1.2 Morne Morkel to Sehwag, no run, Woosh! That one has bounced so high, Boucher leaps high to collect, Sehwag misses his cut shot by a mile, the ball went way over the bat and it was still going up when Bouch collected it

1.1 Morne Morkel to Sehwag, FOUR!!, Wrong line and Sehwag has put that away, down the leg side, glanced away to fine leg, went to the fence at the rate of knots, Sehwag had to get a little bit of bat and he got enough on it to send it to the fence

Morne Morkel, right-arm fast, comes into the attack

0.6 Steyn to Gambhir, 2 runs, India and Gambhir are away, a wristy clip off the pads down to backward square leg, Morkel tumbles to his right and makes a good stop, couple of runs

0.5 Steyn to Gambhir, no run, that's the length to bowl on this pitch, beautiful swinging delivery, curving in too, Gambhir is right up to it as he defends from the crease

0.4 Steyn to Gambhir, no run, swinging back in, towards off and middle, Gambhir gets forward and defends well

0.3 Steyn to Gambhir, no run, in the zone, angled across Gambhir, who lets it go

0.2 Steyn to Gambhir, no run, Oh! That almost fell back onto the stumps, Gambhir pushed away from the body, it was full on off stump, the thick inner edge fell over the stumps, bounced in front of off and then over it, lucky escape for Gambhir

0.1 Steyn to Gambhir, no run, back of a length and seaming away, well outside off, left alone

Gambhir and Sehwag are at the crease. Gambhir is on strike. Steyn will open the attack

Right we are all set to go. Steyn has the new cherry. He is steaming in with three slips and a gully. This should be cracker of a session. Arm yourself and get ready to watch this.

Words are not enough to describe what a special knock this has been from Kallis. He has single-handedly taken his side to 362, with a bit of help from the tail. The last three wickets added 90, while the last one was worth an invaluable 52. India could not get past him, till he finally fell. How important his contribution will be in the context of the game remains to be seen. India let their guard down after getting crucial wickets with the new ball and Kallis cashed in big time. After a double failure at Durban, he has come back with a bang - making his 7th ton in 7 games at his favorite ground - Newlands.

112.5 Zaheer to Kallis, out Caught by Dhoni!! End of Kallis and end of SA too! He has been King Kallis, take a bow! What a knock, the ultimate test match innings and he has seen his side through to a fine first innings total. Was too close to cut and he feathered an edge to MS. Zaheer roars, but it has been all Kallis at Newlands today. Kallis c Dhoni b Zaheer 161(291) [4s-19]

Zaheer to Kallis, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

112.4 Zaheer to Kallis, no run, lovely bowling and an even better forward defence from Kallis, that one straightened on the middle stump line, Kallis shows the full face of the bat and taps it back to Zaheer

112.3 Zaheer to Kallis, no run, full ball on off stump, Kallis drives to long off

The field is spread far and wide for Kallis

112.2 Zaheer to Kallis, no run, back of a length and with a bit of bounce too, it is outside off so Kallis shoulders arms

112.1 Zaheer to Kallis, no run, back of a length on middle stump, Kallis gets right behind the line to block

111.6 Harbhajan to Tsotsobe, no run, Tsotsobe is so confident now that he wants the single, comes down the track and gets it wide of short leg, Kallis had to send a hungry Tsotsobe back

111.5 Harbhajan to Kallis, 1 run, whipped through mid wicket, and he now takes the single

111.4 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, glances it to short fine leg

111.3 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, clipped from off stump towards deep square

111.2 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, tossed up on off stump, on driven to long on, does not take the single

111.1 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, turned with the spin to mid wicket

110.6 Zaheer to Tsotsobe, 2 runs, superb off drive from No. 11, got forward and drove it wide of Sree at mid off, a couple taken

110.5 Zaheer to Tsotsobe, no run, full and outside off, this time he gets forward and drives it back to Zaheer

110.4 Zaheer to Tsotsobe, no run, switches to round the wicket, Tsotsobe is keen to get forward, Zaheer bangs this one in hard, Tsotsobe retreats and stabs it with an angled bat safely down to gully

110.3 Zaheer to Tsotsobe, no run, full on off stump, Tsotsobe comes on the frontfoot and blocks solidly, he is looking comfortable and confident now

110.2 Zaheer to Tsotsobe, no run, back of a length on off stump, Tsotsobe rides the bounce well and drops it with soft hands towards gully

110.1 Zaheer to Kallis, 1 run, lovely straight drive, but Kallis has misjudged that, thought he could come back for the second, only a single

109.6 Harbhajan to Tsotsobe, no run, Tsotsobe has kept that out with a lungy forward block

109.5 Harbhajan to Kallis, 1 run, No one on the off side, Kallis says 'thank you' very much, taps it softly on the off side and takes the crucial single

109.4 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, pushed to long on

109.3 Harbhajan to Tsotsobe, 1 run, drift in the air for Harbhajan, Tsotsobe stabbed at it, the thick edge rolled wide of a diving Lax at 2nd slip, the frustration continues for India

109.2 Harbhajan to Tsotsobe, no run, chips down and pushes it to short mid wicket, no chance of a single

109.1 Harbhajan to Tsotsobe, no run, tossed up and a bit of bounce that time, Tsotsobe adjusted well and defends it

108.6 Zaheer to Kallis, FOUR!!, How many times has Kallis done that today? As soon as the fielders come in, he cashes in, short ball and he rocked back to hammer a pull to deep mid wicket, hit very hard and the fielder had no chance

108.5 Zaheer to Kallis, no run, Beaten!, Kallis looked to run one down to third man, the ball bounced a tad extra and beat him

108.4 Zaheer to Kallis, no run, full ball on off stump, off driven to long off, but does not take the single

108.3 Zaheer to Kallis, no run, Good delivery! That one moved away off the seam, it pitched on off and ripped past the hanging blade of Kallis, Kallis was playing for the ball on the stumps, the seam movement did him in

108.2 Zaheer to Kallis, no run, full ball on off stump, Kallis gets forward and displays the broadest of blades to block it dead on the ground

107.6 Harbhajan to Tsotsobe, no run, the pitch is assisting the spinners now, sharp turn for Harbhajan that time, spun right through Tsotsobe's defences and rapped him on the pad well outside off

107.5 Harbhajan to Tsotsobe, no run, Tsotsobe is well forward and covers the spin by smothering it well, he reached out and blocked it

107.4 Harbhajan to Kallis, 1 run, nudges it with the spin to deep mid wicket and takes the single now

107.3 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, gets forward and defends the tossed up delivery on off stump

107.2 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, turned with the spin to square leg

107.1 Harbhajan to Tsotsobe, 1 run, Tsotsobe comes down the track and flicks to mid wicket, Sachin makes a mess of a regulation stop and they take a single

106.6 Sreesanth to Kallis, FOUR!!, 150 up for Kallis, another full ball outside off, this time even more powerfully hit by Kallis as he smashed it through cover and backward point, the crowd roar and roar, the Ten Cricket guys though cut to an ad as soon as the ball met the bat

106.5 Sreesanth to Kallis, FOUR!!, fabulous hit that, the field was brought up and it was full outside off, Kallis thrashed it wide of backward poin to sweeper cover, raced away, leant back and crashed it superbly

106.4 Sreesanth to Kallis, no run, Kallis was shaping to pull that, it came back in and cramped him for room, then he adjusted and blocked it away to the on side

106.3 Sreesanth to Kallis, no run, back of a length outside off, Kallis defends it with an open face to the off side

106.2 Sreesanth to Kallis, no run, back of a length on off stump, Kallis punches it to sweeper cover

106.1 Sreesanth to Tsotsobe, 1 run, nice forward push to cover, and the crowd cheer as Tsotsobe gets off strike

105.6 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, huge shout for LBW, but that was missing leg too, Kallis missed the sweep as he went for the boundary, replays show that it was clipping the leg stump

105.5 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, turns in and hits the pad, but that was sliding down the leg side, Dhoni brings his field and utters this in Hindi to Harbhajan: [Ek nikalenge wo, last ball ke liye upar aane do] . Meaning - Kallis will take a single, let's get the field up

105.4 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, turned through square leg, does not take the single

105.3 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, flat ball on off, Kallis punched it back to Harbhajan

105.2 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, pushed to silly mid on

105.1 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, Woosh! That turned back sharply, tossed up and rips in though the bat and pad gap, Kallis got a thin inside edge onto the pads, that saved him, he was trying to cover drive that time, Harbhajan has his hands on his head

104.6 Sreesanth to Tsotsobe, no run, good yorker, but it is outside off, Tsotsobe does not get his bat down in time, the ball passes the edge and goes to MS, the Indians went up in an appeal, it was more out of hope rather than anything else

104.5 Sreesanth to Kallis, 1 run, That carried to Gauti at mid wicket, but he dived a bit too late, dived forward as he went for the mistimed pull shot, it just carried to him, could not get his fingers around that

104.5 Sreesanth to Kallis, wide, high bouncer and rightly called a wide

104.4 Sreesanth to Kallis, no run, short again outside off, pulled to deep square, he does not take the single, Kallis played that ala Gordon Greenidge

104.3 Sreesanth to Kallis, no run, Oh! That one bounced, back of a length on middle and leg, Kallis is surprised by the extra bounce, does well not to fend at it, it jumps on him and he defends it softly back to Sreesanth, Kallis made sure that he did not jab at it awkwardly

104.2 Sreesanth to Kallis, FOUR!!, catch it, catch it was the call from Sreesanth, but it was well placed by Kallis, the short ball on middle, Kallis rocked back and bisected the gap with a perfectly timed pull shot, right in between the two men on the on side

104.1 Sreesanth to Kallis, no run, good ball, nips back in a tad on off stump, little bit of extra bounce that time, Kallis takes the bottom hand out of the way and defends it softly

Welcome back to the post-lunch session. The players are on the field and we are all set for the resumption. How long will the last wicket pair last for SA? We will know soon as Sreesanth starts off after the interval. A very defensive field is set for Kallis who will be on strike.

One has to salute Jacques Kallis for his tremendous innings. He has thwarted and kept the Indians at bay with a superb knock. As soon as the new ball was taken, things started to happen. Sreesanth bowled a brilliant spell and got three wickets, in the process taking his 3rd five wicket haul. Harris joined Kallis and irritated the Indians with a stubborn stand. Kallis got to his 39th test ton and now stands joint 2nd on the all-time list. Full marks to him for his application and the way he concentrated hard. Never did he put a foot wrong and took full toll of the loose balls. He was hampered by a side strain, but he kept on gathering the runs. The tail hung around with him and gave valuable support. The last two wickets have frustrated India so far and India despite doing well by picking up 5 wickets, have not managed to get rid of Kallis. 335 is a very good score on this and we will see how long can Kallis carry on. Do join us at 4:40 IST for the next session...

103.4 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, quicker and on the off stump, Kallis whips it to mid wicket

103.3 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, flighted delivery on the off stump, Kallis taps it down the wicket

103.2 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, gets forward and pushes it to the point

103.1 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, flighted on the off stump, Kallis gets forward and defends it down the wicket

Last over before lunch coming up

102.6 Ishant to Kallis, 1 run, on the backfoot again, punches it hard, straight to the man at sweeper cover

102.5 Ishant to Kallis, no run, slightly short of a good length, off stumpish, defended to the off side

102.4 Ishant to Kallis, FOUR!!, more frustration! the outside edge goes between the keeper and wide slip, one of those occasions where the field placing has gone wrong, Ishant looks dejected! It was a superb delivery, squared Kallis up completely but didn't get the results that it deserved

102.3 Ishant to Kallis, 2 runs, short of length, on the off stump, Kallis pats it gently towards cover and calls for a couple, Sachin had to run in and throw the ball, couldn't prevent the second run

102.2 Ishant to Kallis, 2 runs, another one of his trademark shots off the backfoot, got the middle of the bat as he cut that late in front of point, Sachin does the work in the deep

102.1 Ishant to Kallis, no run, back of a length, nipping back in, well defended to the off side, he's strong on the backfoot despide the side strain that he's suffering from

101.6 Harbhajan to Tsotsobe, no run, well tossed up, equally well defended down the wicket

101.5 Harbhajan to Tsotsobe, no run, plunges forward, the outside edge goes wide of backward point, no run taken!

101.4 Harbhajan to Kallis, 1 run, Kallis gets forward, pushes it past point, accepts the single this time

101.3 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, flighted delivery outside off, Kallis comes on the frontfoot and defends it

101.2 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, quicker one on the leg stump, Kallis tucks it to square leg, they don't take a single

101.1 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, slower through the air, Kallis gets forward and defends it down the wicket

Harbhajan Singh [21.0-2-68-0] is back into the attack

100.6 Ishant to Tsotsobe, no run, another one that goes past the outside edge, how often have we seen it today! Well done, Ishant

100.5 Ishant to Tsotsobe, 2 runs, Drama! Well disguised slower ball, Tsotsobe didn't pick it up, chipped it towards the vacant mid off region, Bhajji runs back, could not prevent the second run, poor throw as well, the ball came rolling to Dhoni

100.4 Ishant to Tsotsobe, no run, Ishant should attack the stumps, pitched outside off, watched through to the keeper

100.3 Ishant to Tsotsobe, no run, gets the ball to kick off the deck, the ball moves away off the seam, left alone

100.2 Ishant to Tsotsobe, no run, back of a length, pitches on leg and jags across, defended to the on side, well played!

100.1 Ishant to Tsotsobe, no run, superb delivery that, angling it across from round the wicket, full and going away, a play and a miss

99.6 Zaheer to Kallis, FOUR!!, uppish drive towards mid off, the ball was in the air but was hit wide of Sreesanth, earns him another boundary

99.5 Zaheer to Kallis, no run, banged short again, Kallis looks to try the Sehwagesque upper push, no contact made!

99.4 Zaheer to Kallis, FOUR!!, short ball on the leg stump, Kallis pulls it towards fine leg, Sharama dives, gets his hand on the ball but does not manage to pull it back

99.3 Zaheer to Kallis, 2 runs, a bit of width on offer, Kallis goes on the backfoot and punches it through the cover region, he wanted a second, takes on Bhajji, completes it with ease

99.2 Zaheer to Kallis, no run, another fuller delivery, Kallis drives it to extra cover, does not take a single

98.6 Ishant to Tsotsobe, no run, banged in short, angled across, close to the body, goes past the bat

The close in fielders are sledging Tsotsobe, lots of talking led by Sreesanth!

98.5 Ishant to Tsotsobe, no run, Tsotsobe makes room, gets his bat down, all three stumps visible but defended to the on side

98.4 Ishant to Kallis, 1 run, on the pads as it nips back in, clipped away to fine leg for a single

98.3 Ishant to Tsotsobe, 1 run, good bouncer, Tsotsobe was on his toes, the ball takes the handle of the bat as he takes the bottom hand off it, goes wide of second slip, Sehwag runs all the way back to stop it, they take only a single

98.2 Ishant to Tsotsobe, no run, banged in short, Tsotsobe drops his wrists and lets it go behind

Lonwabo Tsotsobe, right handed bat, comes to the crease

98.1 Ishant to Harris, out Caught by Pujara!! The stubborn resistance ends, good short ball that, it was leg stumpish, Harris was forced to fend at it, and yet again, credit to Dhoni's field placing, he kept a man at leg gully, the ball went straight to him, Pujara, the catcher, and SA are 9 down! Harris c Pujara b Ishant 7(41)

Ishant to Harris, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

97.6 Zaheer to Harris, 1 run, full and outside off, Harris plays with a slant bat, the ball takes the inside half of the bat and goes past square leg, Laxman shouts from behind the stumps and says 'Aiyyayyoooo'! LOL!

97.5 Zaheer to Harris, no run, errs in line, going down the leg, Harris misses the flick

97.4 Zaheer to Harris, no run, back of a length, close to the off stump, keeping the slip cordon interested but the ball insists to miss the outside edge

97.3 Zaheer to Harris, no run, gets behind the line of the ball, taps it down the pitch

97.2 Zaheer to Kallis, 1 run, slightly fuller, Kallis pushes it to extra cover for a single

97.1 Zaheer to Kallis, no run, that's a peach of a delivery! Troubles Kallis with the one that holds his line after pitching, beaten! Kallis is seen holding his waist, he is in pain

96.6 Ishant to Harris, no run, round the wicket and another short ball on middle and leg, Harris gets behind the line, keeps it away

96.5 Ishant to Harris, no run, short ball, leg stumpish, defended to Pujara at short leg

96.4 Ishant to Harris, no run, fuller and on the off stump, Harris comes on the frontfoot and pushes it to mid off

96.3 Ishant to Harris, no run, on the backfoot again, he opens the face of the bat and eases it to second slip

96.2 Ishant to Harris, no run, back of a length and down the leg stump, Harris is comfortable on the backfoot, watches it through

96.1 Ishant to Harris, no run, dishes a short ball, Harris hops and fends it to the off side

95.6 Zaheer to Kallis, FOUR!!, Stand and deliver! That's Kallis for you, full and slightly outside off, Kallis drives it through extra cover with utter disdain, too much power involved and the ball rockets away to the boundary, it was not overpitched, pure class!

95.5 Zaheer to Kallis, no run, full and angling away from the off stump, Kallis watches it through

95.4 Zaheer to Harris, 1 run, fuller and on the off and middle, worked wide of mid wicket for a single

95.3 Zaheer to Harris, no run, going down the leg, Harris lets it go

95.2 Zaheer to Harris, no run, short of a good length, and around the off stump, defended to the off side off the backfoot

95.1 Zaheer to Harris, no run, back of a length and angling in, Harris stays on the backfoot and defends it solidly, will the round the wicket line work for Zaheer?

Zaheer Khan [24.0-7-65-2] is back into the attack

94.6 Ishant to Harris, 1 run, back of a length and around the off stump, Harris pushes it wide of point off the backfoot, takes a single

94.5 Ishant to Kallis, 1 run, superb delivery that! the ball swung back in, came in a lot more, cramping Kallis for room, takes the inside half of the bat and rolls towards square leg

94.4 Ishant to Harris, 1 run, pitched up on the middle and leg, worked off the pads towards mid wicket, single taken

94.3 Ishant to Harris, no run, Harris gets on the backfoot and flays it to the on side, towards mid on

94.2 Ishant to Kallis, 1 run, much better, close to the off stump, came back in a tad, Kallis gets an inside edge towards square leg and they take a single

94.1 Ishant to Kallis, no run, short of a good length outside the off stump, nipping away futher, poor line

93.6 Sreesanth to Harris, no run, too full and angling away, another play and a miss

93.5 Sreesanth to Harris, no run, short of a good length, pitches ouside leg and bounces a touch more, Harris is caught fishing at it, beaten again

93.5 Sreesanth to Harris, no ball, Sreesanth comes round the wicket to change things, but one thing doesn't change, the no-ball problem, pushed well wide of Harris, he lets it go

93.4 Sreesanth to Harris, no run, bangs that one short, but fails to make Harris play at that

93.3 Sreesanth to Harris, no run, angled in from outside the off stump, Harris gets behind the line and defends it back down the wicket

93.2 Sreesanth to Harris, no run, too full and around the off stump, Harris digs it to backward point

93.2 Sreesanth to Harris, no ball, Sreesanth runs in wide, oversteps, angles it in and gets it to move away, left alone

93.1 Sreesanth to Harris, no run, fuller delivery just a tad outside off, Harris is not able to read the deliveries

92.6 Ishant to Kallis, no run, another short of length delivery around the off stump, Kallis misses the late cut

92.5 Ishant to Kallis, FOUR!!, good ball, good shot, but poor fielding! Dishes another short one, Kallis middles the pull to perfection, poor poor effort from Gambhir at deep mid wicket, boundary results

92.4 Ishant to Kallis, no run, full and going down the leg, he needs to be consistent with the line

92.3 Ishant to Kallis, no run, slightly back of a length and on the off stump, defended to cover

92.2 Ishant to Kallis, no run, banged in short again, Kallis gets under the ball and looks to push it over Dhoni, but the ball was climbing on him, no contact made

92.1 Ishant to Kallis, FOUR!!, looks like Kallis would step on the gas now, it was short, he did well to rock back perfectly and cut it late, allowing himself that extra bit of time to place it behind the point fielder, top shot!

91.6 Sreesanth to Harris, no run, on a length, niping away from Harris who hangs his bat well inside the line of the ball

91.5 Sreesanth to Harris, no run, full, just a tad outside off, Harris looked to drive that straight, beaten!

91.4 Sreesanth to Harris, no run, fuller and well outside off, shapes away from Harris, left alone

91.3 Sreesanth to Harris, no run, Harris gets behind the line of the delivery and defends it to the off side

91.2 Sreesanth to Kallis, 1 run, Oh! Another short ball, Kallis looks to get on top of it and roll his wrists, does not time it well, off the toe and of the bat, looks like he's hurt his back, he's suffering with a side strain

91.1 Sreesanth to Kallis, no run, dishes a short ball, Kallis does well to let it go through, one for the over says umpire Gould

90.6 Ishant to Harris, no run, pitched up on off, shapes away squaring Harris up, another one that goes past the bat

90.5 Ishant to Harris, no run, gets the ball to bounce off a length, Harris had no clue as it was coming back in from outside off, misses the shoulder of the bat by a whisker

90.4 Ishant to Harris, no run, pitched up slightly outside the off stump, good bounce and carry through to the keeper

90.3 Ishant to Harris, no run, angles it in from wide of the crease, the ball moves away off the seam after pitching, Harris played nowhere near the line of the ball

90.2 Ishant to Harris, no run, length ball, nips back in slightly, defended to the on side

90.1 Ishant to Harris, no run, banged in short and angled in, Harris arches back after dropping his wrists, well done!

Ishant Sharma [20.0-4-52-1] is back into the attack

Time for Drinks!

89.6 Sreesanth to Harris, 3 runs, on the pads, whipped away past short leg, shouts of catch it but it was hit very hard, good running between the wickets

89.5 Sreesanth to Harris, no run, good delivery again, bangs it hard, Harris does well to get his bat down, MS collects

89.4 Sreesanth to Harris, no run, Harris gets nicely behind the line of the delivery and defends it to the off side

89.3 Sreesanth to Kallis, 1 run, short of a good length and a tad outside off, Kallis pushes it towards cover, easy single

89.2 Sreesanth to Kallis, no run, well bowled again, the ball shapes away from middle, but Kallis does well to get close to the line of the ball and tap it to the off side

89.1 Sreesanth to Kallis, no run, back of a length and on the off stump, Kallis stays on the backfoot and defends it to the on side

88.6 Zaheer to Harris, no run, angled in from wide of the crease, Harris gets forward and defends it to the off side

88.5 Zaheer to Harris, no run, comes round the wicket and bangs one in short, the ball does not bounce, not too close to the off stump as well, no harm done

88.4 Zaheer to Kallis, 1 run, short of a good length on the middle and leg, clipped off his pads towards fine leg

88.3 Zaheer to Kallis, no run, pitched up and angled across the right hander, he lifts his bat and lets it go

88.2 Zaheer to Kallis, no run, Kallis gets behind the line of the ball and defends it to the off side

88.1 Zaheer to Kallis, no run, pitched up and angled across Kallis, left alone

Paul Harris, right handed bat, comes to the crease

87.6 Sreesanth to Morne Morkel, out Caught by Dhoni!! Kallis keeps scoring at one end and wickets keep falling at the other! Good ball that, pitches it up outside the off stump, Morne Morkel throws his bat at it, gets a faint outside edge and the red cherry goes straight to Dhoni, Sreesanth gives Morne Morkel a send off, speaks a word or two, he's got a five wicket haul and why does he need all of this? Morne Morkel c Dhoni b Sreesanth 8(11) [4s-2]

Sreesanth to Morne Morkel, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

87.5 Sreesanth to Morne Morkel, no run, full and slightly outside off, goes off the inside half of the bat to the on side

87.4 Sreesanth to Morne Morkel, FOUR!!, the ball finds the edge but the edge does not find Pujara's hands at third man! Sreesanth dished a short ball outside off, the went for the upper cut, got the top edge, went up in the air, Pujara was running towards the ball, dived, got near the ball but was a touch too late, good effort though!

87.3 Sreesanth to Morne Morkel, no run, slightly full, wide, slapped hard, straight to the man at cover point! A good looking shot for nothing

87.2 Sreesanth to Morne Morkel, no ball, FOUR!!, sprays one well outside off, too full as well, overstepped again, Morne Morkel slashes hard at it, the outside edge goes between the slips and the gully, streaky boundary!

87.2 Sreesanth to Kallis, no ball, 1 run, Sreesanth oversteps, on the pads, clipped away to deep square leg. Century No. 39 for Kallis, equals Ponting in the tally of tons. 7th at Newlands and 2nd against India this series, what a legend!

87.1 Sreesanth to Kallis, no run, Dear! he's in fantastic form, fuller and on the off stump, shapes away, the bat hits the pad, the ball misses the bat, MS collects, Sreesanth thought Kallis nicked it, but he didn't

86.6 Zaheer to Morne Morkel, no run, angling on the leg stump, rapped high on the pads as the ball as he looked to clip it across, was going down the leg

86.5 Zaheer to Morne Morkel, no run, short of a good length, shapes back in from outside off, not too much to cause Morne Morkel any problems, watched through carefully

86.4 Zaheer to Morne Morkel, no run, short of length and on the off stump, Morne Morkel stays behind the crease and defends it towards point

86.3 Zaheer to Morne Morkel, no run, much closer this time, length ball, Morne Morkel plays and misses

86.2 Zaheer to Morne Morkel, no run, Morne Morkel stays on the backfoot, plays away from the body and defends it to the off side

Morne Morkel, left handed bat, comes to the crease

86.1 Zaheer to Steyn, out Caught by Pujara!! There goes another one, 'Thank you new ball', the Indians would be telling. Steyn had no answers whatsover, superb bouncer, pacy as well, well directed, Steyn took his eyes off the ball, the bottom hand was off the bat as he looked to fend at it, it takes the shoulder of the bat, more towards the handle and lobs up towards Pujara at gully, Dhoni's idea of placing two fielders at gully has worked well. Steyn c Pujara b Zaheer 0(5)

Zaheer to Steyn, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

85.6 Sreesanth to Kallis, no run, the crowd can't wait for his hundred but Kallis says, you have to! pitched well outside off, leaves it alone

85.5 Sreesanth to Kallis, no run, back on target, Sreesanth! on a length, off stumpish, Kallis gets forward and defends it to the off side, has a word or two with Sreesanth

85.4 Sreesanth to Kallis, FOUR!!, errs in line again and Kallis cashes in, full and on the pads, flicked beautifully past mid wicket, fabulous stuff! 1 run away from another ton!

85.3 Sreesanth to Kallis, FOUR!!, fuller delivery, firmly driven towards mid on, Sachin dives over the ball and lets it go through, should have been stopped but four runs nevertheless, good shot that!

85.2 Sreesanth to Kallis, no run, superb delivery yet again! lands on a length around the off stump and shapes away, the seam was pointing towards the first slip, beaten all ends up!

85.1 Sreesanth to Kallis, no ball, on a length, on the off stump, Kallis defends it down the wicket, Sreesanth has overstepped!

Sree on a hat-trick

84.6 Zaheer to Steyn, no run, poor TV coverage and we missed the first ball, apologies, it was the second delivery where they took a single, not the first one

84.5 Zaheer to Steyn, no run, gets behind the line of the ball and defends it down the wicket

84.4 Zaheer to Steyn, no run, pitched up on the off stump, Steyn comes on the frontfoot and defends it towards mid off

84.3 Zaheer to Steyn, no run, plays away from the body, goes off the thickish outer half of the bat to backward point

84.2 Zaheer to Steyn, no run, back of a length and pushed across, Steyn gets on top of the delivery and guides it to gully

84.1 Zaheer to Kallis, 1 run, fuller and on the middle stump, Kallis flicks it behind square on the on side

Dale Steyn, right handed bat, comes to the crease

83.6 Sreesanth to Boucher, out Caught by Dhoni!! 2 in 2 for Sreesanth, looks like he is on a honeymoon! Beautifully bowled again, back of a length, getting the ball to nip away from middle and off, Boucher was squared up, hung his bat at it staying on the backfoot, the ball took a faint outside edge and Dhoni accepts it gleefully, Sreesanth gets his 4th, India back on track on Day 2, there was nothing that Boucher could do, all credits to the bowler! Boucher c Dhoni b Sreesanth 0(1)

Sreesanth to Boucher, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

Mark Boucher, right handed bat, comes to the crease

83.5 Sreesanth to Prince, out Bowled!! Peach! That's the best delivery a fast bowler could ever dream of! Wonderful seam presentation yet again, lands it on a length just a tad outside the off stump, the ball was angling away from over the wicket, nips back in off the seam after pitching, Prince was caught playing outside the line of the delivery, the ball rushes through the gates and knocks the off stump back. Prince b Sreesanth 47(100) [4s-6]

Sreesanth to Prince, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

83.4 Sreesanth to Prince, no run, that's good bowling from Sreesanth! wonderful seam presentation, comes back in a wee bit, takes the inside half of the bat, onto the top of the pad, rolls to the off side

83.3 Sreesanth to Prince, no run, that's better, full, pitches on middle and straightens, Prince closes the face of the bat slightly and taps it to the on side

83.2 Sreesanth to Prince, 2 runs, flicks it in front of square this time, not timed too well, he will still get a couple

83.1 Sreesanth to Prince, no run, pitched up and around the leg stump line, Prince taps it to the on side

S Sreesanth [21.0-0-70-2] is back into the attack

82.6 Zaheer to Kallis, no run, pitched up just outside the off stump, slants it across, Kallis watches it through

82.5 Zaheer to Prince, 1 run, too full, too straight, Prince walks across and flicks it to fine leg, luckily he has some support over there

82.4 Zaheer to Prince, no run, gets the ball to shape back in from outside off, not good enough, left alone

82.3 Zaheer to Prince, no run, lands on a length, around the off and middle, well defended to the off side, stayed inside the crease

82.2 Zaheer to Prince, no run, fuller delivery outside the off stump, driven straight back to the bowler, Zaheer tried to stop it with his right hand, looks like it did hurt him

82.1 Zaheer to Prince, no run, around the off stump line, Prince goes on the backfoot and defends it solidly

81.6 Ishant to Kallis, no run, pitches it up, but he needs to get the ball a lot closer to the off stump if he needs to get Kallis playing at it

81.5 Ishant to Kallis, no run, fuller delivery outside the off stump, Kallis puts his leg forward and shoulders arms

81.4 Ishant to Prince, 1 run, bangs it short, Prince gets on the backfoot, tucks it towards fine leg, just a single

81.3 Ishant to Prince, FOUR!!, outside edge and in the gap! slight hint of away movement, Prince poked at it with slightly soft bottom hand, the ball goes between the slip and the gully, four runs result! That would frustrate Ishant

81.2 Ishant to Prince, no run, middle and leg line, gets it to bounce more, the ball brushes the glove, then the thigh guard, the ball lobs on the on side

81.1 Ishant to Prince, no run, down the leg stump, poor line, not what you bowl when you are given a new ball

81.1 Ishant to Prince, no ball, Ishant to continue with the new ball, oversteps first up! Ah, not surprising

80.6 Zaheer to Kallis, no run, too full, slants it across Kallis who shoulders arms

80.5 Zaheer to Kallis, no run, on the middle and off, Kallis stays behind the line of the delivery and taps it to the off side

80.4 Zaheer to Kallis, no run, slightly fuller this time, Kallis gets forward and defends it towards cover

80.3 Zaheer to Kallis, no run, Jaffa! Gets one to kick off a length and move away off the seam, Kallis had to play at it, luckily it didn't take the outside edge

80.2 Zaheer to Kallis, no run, back of a length, gets some extra bounce, Kallis takes his bottom hand off as he hops and fends it to the on side

80.1 Zaheer to Prince, leg byes, 1 run, pitched up but on the leg stump, the ball clips the pads and goes wide of Dhoni, they collect a single

Zaheer Khan [19.0-5-62-1] is back into the attack

New ball available, will Dhoni take it straight away, yes he does!

79.6 Ishant to Kallis, no run, that's the first bad shot played today! Kallis closes the face of the bat a bit too early, luckily the leading edge rolls slowly towards cover, good end to the over for Ishant

79.5 Ishant to Kallis, no run, fullish and just outside off, Kallis comes on the frontfoot and defends it towards cover

79.4 Ishant to Kallis, no run, fuller, not too far from the off stump, but no movement in towards Kallis, he shoulders arms

79.3 Ishant to Kallis, no run, reads the line early, gets forward and defends it solidly down the wicket

79.2 Ishant to Kallis, no run, on a length, comes back in a bit off the seam, defended to the off side off the frontfoot

79.1 Ishant to Kallis, no run, angles it in towards Kallis who comes on the frontfoot and eases it towards mid off

78.6 Harbhajan to Prince, no run, gives a lot of air, Prince leans forward and taps it towards silly point

78.5 Harbhajan to Prince, no run, bounces a bit more, Prince goes on the backfoot and gets on top of it before tapping it to the on side

78.4 Harbhajan to Prince, no run, gets to the pitch of the ball and pats it to the off side

78.3 Harbhajan to Prince, no run, flighted delivery, not too full but Prince prefers to play it on the frontfoot, plays late allowing it to turn, tapped to the off side

78.2 Harbhajan to Kallis, 1 run, tossed up again, Kallis works it to deep square leg, walks across for a single

78.1 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, given a bit of air, but down the leg, Kallis taps it past backward short leg

77.6 Ishant to Kallis, 3 runs, he's showing no signs of holding things back here, beautifully flicked off his wrists through mid wicket, Pujara runs back, could not stop the batsmen from taking the third, things looking good for SA

77.5 Ishant to Kallis, no run, pitched up outside the off stump, Kallis shoulders arms

77.4 Ishant to Kallis, no run, pitched up outside the off stump, shapes away, Kallis lets it go

77.3 Ishant to Kallis, no run, Kallis gets right behind the line of the ball and blocks it

77.2 Ishant to Kallis, FOUR!!, that's class, pure class! a touch fuller, Kallis gets forward and drives it handsomely past extra cover, superb timing, good balance, everything was perfect on that occasion, there are not many people who play the cover drive better than this man!

77.1 Ishant to Kallis, no run, on a length well outside the off stump, left alone by Kallis

76.6 Harbhajan to Kallis, 1 run, flighted delivery, much fuller, driven past Harbhajan, looked like it would be another boundary but good fielding out there at mid off by Sreesanth, did well to dive to his right and keep it down to one

76.5 Harbhajan to Prince, 1 run, on the backfoot again, pushes it towards sweeper cover and ambles across for a single

76.4 Harbhajan to Prince, FOUR!!, too short again, Prince does it better this time around, stays on the backfoot, plays away from his body and punches it through the cover region, dispatches it with utter disdain, top shot!

76.3 Harbhajan to Prince, 2 runs, Harbhajan gets the ball to bounce a bit more, Prince rocks back and punches it square of the wicket on the off side, Gambhir keeps it down to two!

76.2 Harbhajan to Prince, FOUR!!, first runs of Day 2, What a way to start! overpitched outside off, Prince was in nice position, leant on it and drove it through extra cover, terrific timing that!

76.1 Harbhajan to Prince, no run, well tossed up, Prince gets to the pitch of the ball and dead bats it to the off side

75.6 Ishant to Kallis, no run, another MAIDEN OVER!!, slightly full, outside the off stump again, slight inward movement, Kallis sees it through

75.5 Ishant to Kallis, no run, was almost a half volley, Kallis leant nicely onto it, drove it straight to the fielder at cover

75.4 Ishant to Kallis, no run, pitched well outside off, Kallis would not go after those, Dhoni collects it

75.3 Ishant to Kallis, no run, fuller delivery on the off stump, driven back gently to Ishant

75.2 Ishant to Kallis, no run, some movement off the seam in towards the right hander from outside the off stump, Kallis shoulders arms

75.1 Ishant to Kallis, no run, pitched up outside off, Kallis lifts his bat and lets it go to the keeper

74.5 Harbhajan to Prince, no run, prepared to give the ball some drift in the air, Prince puts his leg forward and watches it through to Dhoni

74.4 Harbhajan to Prince, no run, tosses it up again, slight turn away from the off stump, Prince stretches forward and taps it to the off side

74.3 Harbhajan to Prince, no run, well flighted, off and middle line, driven straight to silly mid off

74.2 Harbhajan to Prince, no run, slower through the air, turns away from outside off, left alone

74.1 Harbhajan to Prince, no run, starts off with a quicker one on the off stump, well defended towards forward short leg, Prince preferred to stay on the backfoot on that occasion

'It is a game of chess for both teams from here on' says Ravi Shastri. Haven't we heard this before?

The umpires are walking out, surprisingly, there are no clouds surrounding the Table mountains, an extended first session ahead of us. The Indian team is in a huddle, Harbhajan to start the proceedings.

AB de Villiers: We had a shaky start, but we have fought hard to be in this position. If we get through the new ball, we can be in a commanding position. It's about taking one ball at a time. It is one of those tracks where you are really not in, you need to start afresh before facing every delivery. We have two good players in the middle and we are confident of putting up a nice total.

Sreesanth: Feels good to be back in the rhythm, thanks to senior players like Dhoni, Zaheer and Bhajji, they helped me a lot and helped me realise the importance of hitting the right areas. Patience is the key while bowling on this wicket (Ravi Shastri sports a grin and asks whether there is something called 'patience' in Sree's vocab).

Pitch report: The sunshine will help things quicken up. The top surface is a bit soft, there will be some movement again. With the new ball due in about 6 overs, the batsmen need to be careful to tackle the swing. Batting will be a bit easy later on in the day.

Hello and welcome to the live coverage of Day 2 of this final Test at Cape Town. It's bright and sunny, the game is well poised, thanks to a fighting innings from Kallis and we are in for an exciting day's play. His wicket will be the key for India while the Proteas would be looking to get through the first hour without any damage. This is Ajith and I will take you through the day along with Srivathsa. Don't go away, we'll be back with more.

South Africa have edged ahead on a slightly overcast day, although the sun was out in full glory during the last session. After being inserted in, they found the going tough and lost a couple of quick wickets. Amla and Kallis counter-attacked before the former threw it away. AB looked solid, but a beautiful away swinger from Sreesanth consumed him. Kallis and Prince held firm till the close of play as the Indian bowlers faded away gradually. MS would have liked a few more wickets, but the dogged Kallis kept his side at bay. Kallis never put a foot wrong, and has steered his side to a decent opening day total. His record at Newlands has been superb and he continued in that same vein. As the sun came out, batting became a lot easy and the forecast is the same for the rest of the match. The second new ball will be crucial and it will be available in the morning tomorrow. Do join us at 1:30 PM IST - play starts 30 minutes early to make up for the lost time today. Until then this is Sid V signing off on behalf of Karthik. Stay happy!

73.6 Ishant to Kallis, no run, what a beauty to finish the day, full in the corridor of uncertainty, shapes away at the last moment, Kallis has a feel for it, the ball kicks up after pitching, gets beaten all ends up, that will be Stumps

Last ball of the day coming up

73.5 Ishant to Kallis, no run, short and wide outside off, easily left alone by Kallis

73.4 Ishant to Kallis, no run, switches to over the wicket for the right hander, fuller length curves into middle and leg, Kallis looks to flick it to mid wicket and misses, the ball hits him on the pads, stifled appeal from India, but that ball was comfortably sliding down the leg side

73.3 Ishant to Prince, 1 run, switches to round the wicket, angles a length delivery on the middle and leg stump, Prince closes the face and nudges it behind square on the leg side

73.2 Ishant to Kallis, 1 run, back of a length on the middle and leg stump line, Kallis works it to fine leg

73.1 Ishant to Kallis, no run, back of a length, cuts in outside off, Kallis defends it

73.1 Ishant to Prince, no ball, 1 run, back of a length on the middle and leg stump, Prince tries to fend it to the leg side, gets hit on the arm guard and rolls to the ground, but Ishu has overstepped again

72.6 Sreesanth to Kallis, 2 runs, full pitched, curves away wide outside off, Kallis gets down and square drives it to square third man, shouts of catch it but it was safely in the gap, easy couple taken

72.4 Sreesanth to Prince, 1 run, full and slanted across outside off, Prince drives it to mid on, pinches another quick single, the fielder has a shy at the bowler's end and misses, but Prince was safely in the crease

72.3 Sreesanth to Kallis, 1 run, full in the channel outside off, Kallis gets forward, taps it softly to cover point, the fielder was a little deep there and that allowed them a quick single, Sreesanth is not amused

72.2 Sreesanth to Kallis, no run, back of a length just outside off, Kallis hops and looks to defend, gets an inside edge onto the boot, rolls to the off side

72.1 Sreesanth to Kallis, no run, short of length outside off, Kallis goes for the pull shot, but is into the stroke a bit too early, takes the splice of the bat and rolls to mid on

71.6 Ishant to Prince, no run, fuller, skids through low on middle and off, Prince stays back and manages to get the bat down in time, defends it back to the bowler

71.5 Ishant to Kallis, 1 run, length delivery, curves into middle and leg, Kallis stays back on the crease, manages to close the bat face at the last moment and tuck it to fine leg

71.4 Ishant to Kallis, no run, full, shapes into Kallis, he gets forward and defends it solidly

71.3 Ishant to Kallis, no run, fuller length outside off, Kallis drives it to point

71.2 Ishant to Kallis, no run, back of a length outside off, Kallis pushes it to cover

71.1 Ishant to Kallis, no run, short of length, cuts back into Kallis on the off stump, he hangs back and defends it back to the bowler

71.1 Ishant to Kallis, no ball, short delivery, that curves away very wide outside off, Kallis lets it go, Ishu has overstepped, it would have been signalled a wide as well

70.6 Sreesanth to Prince, no run, fuller length, shapes in and straightens after pitching on the off stump, Prince defends it solidly to the off side

70.5 Sreesanth to Kallis, 1 run, short, rising delivery outside off, Kallis stays on the back foot, punches it square on the off side

70.4 Sreesanth to Prince, leg byes, 1 run, on a length, nips back into Prince, he gets hit high on the thigh guard, rolls to square leg for a leg bye

70.3 Sreesanth to Prince, no run, Prince is really being troubled here, fuller length slanted across in the corridor of uncertainty, Prince has a feel for it, gets beaten

70.2 Sreesanth to Prince, no run, fuller, shapes into Prince on the off stump, he defends it back to the bowler

70.1 Sreesanth to Kallis, 1 run, short of a good length on middle and off, Kallis goes back, clips it to fine leg

69.6 Ishant to Prince, no run, back of a length slanted across on the off stump, Prince nudges it to the leg side

69.5 Ishant to Kallis, 1 run, good ball, on a length, tails into Kallis, he hangs his bat out, gets a thick inside edge that rolls to fine leg

69.4 Ishant to Kallis, no run, keeps it short and wide outside off, easily left alone

69.3 Ishant to Kallis, no run, back of a length outside off, nips back into Kallis, he judges it well and shoulders arms

69.2 Ishant to Kallis, no run, short of length, but once again it is wide outside off, Kallis shoulders arms

68.6 Sreesanth to Prince, no run, ends the over with a peach, full, angled across in the corridor of uncertainty, shapes away a tinge, Prince hangs his bat out and gets beaten

68.5 Sreesanth to Prince, no run, full, again curves into Prince, he hnearly falls over as he looks to work it to the leg side, gets hit on the pad and rolls to the ground

68.4 Sreesanth to Prince, no run, big appeal for an LBW, but not given, fuller length, shapes into Prince, gets a bit of extra bounce, Prince closes the face and looks to tuck it to the leg side, gets hit high on the pad flap, Sree appeals but the ball was bouncing over the stumps

68.3 Sreesanth to Prince, 2 runs, fuller length, hones in straight on the off stump, Prince clips it into the gap at deep mid wicket for a couple

68.2 Sreesanth to Prince, no run, on a length angled across outside off, Prince leaves it

68.1 Sreesanth to Prince, no run, short delivery slanted across outside off, Prince fetches the pull from outside off stump, does not time it well, rolls to short mid wicket

67.6 Harbhajan to Kallis, FOUR!!, poor bowling, gives it a lot of air down the leg side, Kallis has all the time in the world to rock back and almost play a paddle - pull to fine leg region for a boundary!

67.5 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, flighted delivery pitching on leg and turning away further, Kallis lets it go to the keeper

61.2 Harbhajan to Prince, FOUR!!, flighted delivery on the stumps, Prince goes on his knees and paddle sweeps it fine towards the fine leg boundary, good improvisation there

61.1 Harbhajan to Kallis, 1 run, flighted delivery on the middle and leg, Kallis turns it to mid wicket

That will be drinks

60.6 Zaheer to Prince, no run, in the zone outside off, left alone to the keeper

60.5 Zaheer to Prince, no run, good length delivery on the off, Prince comes on the frontfoot and defends

60.4 Zaheer to Kallis, 1 run, good length delivery on the middle and leg, Kallis edges it onto the pads as he tries to flick, lots of confusion with Prince, Gambhir at mid wicket has a shy at the stumps and has a direct hit, but Kallis was well in

Third umpire called for a run out, but he looks safe!

60.3 Zaheer to Kallis, no run, fuller length delivery on the off and shaping into the batsman, Kallis comes forward and drives to mid on

60.2 Zaheer to Kallis, no run, very full delivery on the off, Kallis drives it to cover

60.1 Zaheer to Kallis, no run, sprays it way outside off to interest Kallis, he shoulders arms

58.2 Zaheer to Prince, FOUR!!, edged and safe!, back of a length delivery outside off, Prince plays away from his body and pokes at it, gets a thick outside edge and flies past slips and gully for a four!

57.6 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, well flighted delivery on the off, Kallis comes forward and drives to cover

57.5 Harbhajan to Prince, 1 run, loopy delivery on the middle and leg, Prince drives it to mid on and takes a quick single, Bhajji is not hapy with Ishant's efforts there

57.4 Harbhajan to Prince, no run, flatter delivery on the off, Prince stays back and defends it

57.3 Harbhajan to Kallis, 1 run, gives it air on the legs, Kallis flicks it past mid wicket for a single

57.2 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, tossed up on the middle and leg, Kallis turns it to short leg

57.1 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, flighted delivery on the off, Kallis comes on the frontfoot and drives to mid off

56.6 Sreesanth to Prince, no run, back of a length delivery just outside off, a bit of swing into the left hander, he stands tall and punches it to mid off

56.5 Sreesanth to Prince, no run, from around the wicket, good length delivery on the middle and leg, Prince turns it to square leg

56.4 Sreesanth to Prince, 2 runs, fuller length delivery on the off, Prince comes on the frontfoot and drives it past the bowler, didn't time it well, Bhajji runs and does well to keep it to 2

56.3 Sreesanth to Prince, no run, good length delivery on the off, Prince stays in his crease and drives it to mid off

56.2 Sreesanth to Kallis, 1 run, fuller length delivery on the stumps, Kallis looks to drive it, gets a thick inside edge and it rolls to deep square leg for a single

By the way, Sree is not wearing his head-band today...

56.1 Sreesanth to Kallis, no run, fuller length delivery on the off, Kallis comes forward and drives it to mid off

55.6 Harbhajan to Prince, no run, flatter delivery on the off, Prince stays back and punches it to mid on

55.5 Harbhajan to Prince, no run, gives it air on the off, Prince comes forward and defends solidly

55.4 Harbhajan to Prince, no run, flatter delivery on the stumps, Prince goes back and defends

55.3 Harbhajan to Prince, no run, well flighted delivery on the middle and leg, Prince flicks it to forward short leg

55.2 Harbhajan to Kallis, byes, 1 run, pushes it through a bit quicker down the leg side, Kallis lets it go and Mahendra Singh Dhoni fails to collect it cleanly, they sneak in a run

55.1 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, over the wicket now, flighted delivery on the off, Kallis comes forward and pushes it to the off side

54.6 Sreesanth to Prince, 2 runs, shouts of catch it, but it was safe! full delivery outside off and moving away a tad, Prince comes on the frontfoot and drives uppishly towards the vacant extra cover region, Sachin runs and cuts it off from the deep, they take 2

54.5 Sreesanth to Prince, no run, back of a length delivery on the off, Prince goes back and punches it to mid off

54.4 Sreesanth to Prince, no run, bangs it in short, but not well directed, it went down the leg side and Prince ducks under it with ease

54.3 Sreesanth to Prince, no run, good bowling this, pitches on good length on the off and shapes away a bit, Prince gets a thick outside edge and rolls to gully

54.2 Sreesanth to Prince, no run, full delivery on the middle and leg, Prince digs it out to square leg, aiyayooo shouts Sree!

54.1 Sreesanth to Prince, no run, back of a length delivery on the off, Prince goes back and defends

Nice, bright sun shine on the ground!

53.6 Harbhajan to Kallis, 2 runs, flatter delivery on the middle and leg, Kallis turns it to fine leg and runs quickly to get 2

53.5 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, stays around the wicket to Kallis, flatter delivery on the off, Kallis comes on the frontfoot and defends

53.4 Harbhajan to Prince, 1 run, loopy delivery on the middle and leg, Prince gets to the pitch of the ball and drives to mid on for a quick single, gets off the mark

53.3 Harbhajan to Prince, no run, gives it air on the off, Prince stays in his crease and pushes it to the off side

53.2 Harbhajan to Prince, no run, flatter through the air this time, Prince stays back and punches it to point

53.1 Harbhajan to Prince, no run, nicely tossed up on the off, Prince gets forward and defends

52.6 Sreesanth to Kallis, no run, fuller length delivery on the off, Kallis comes on the frontfoot and drives to mid off

52.5 Sreesanth to Kallis, no run, a loud appeal for LBW but not given, it was a length delivery on the middle and leg, gets it to swing in from there, Kallis looks to flick and gets rapped on the pads, would've probably missed leg stump!

52.4 Sreesanth to Kallis, no run, good length delivery pitching on off and moving in this time, Kallis hops and keeps it down to the off side

52.3 Sreesanth to Kallis, no run, good length delivery on the off, goes straight this time without swing, Kallis pushes it to gully

52.2 Sreesanth to Kallis, no run, in the zone outside off, swings away from Kallis, he lets it go

52.1 Sreesanth to Kallis, FOUR!!, edged but safe! Unlucky for Sree!, it was a good length delivery on the off, moves away at the last minute, Kallis has a poke at it, gets a thick outside edge to where a third slip would've been, goes to the third man fence, this is good swing bowling from Sreesanth!

51.6 Harbhajan to Prince, no run, flighted on the off, Prince comes on the frontfoot and drives to short cover

51.5 Harbhajan to Prince, no run, loopy delivery on the middle and leg, Prince pushes it to mid on

51.4 Harbhajan to Prince, no run, gives it air on the off, Prince drives it to cover

51.3 Harbhajan to Prince, no run, tossed up and full on the off, Prince pushes it to the on side

51.2 Harbhajan to Prince, no run, flatter delivery on the legs, Prince looks to flick but gets hit on the pads

51.1 Harbhajan to Kallis, 1 run, 55th Test FIFTY!! for Kallis and 9th at Newlands! It was a flighted delivery on the middle and leg, he turned it to deep mid wicket for a single

Ashwell Prince, left handed bat, comes to the crease

50.6 Sreesanth to de Villiers, out Caught by Dhoni!! This is excellent swing bowling from Sree! It was full and on the off, shaped away nicely to lure ABD into the drive, ABD falls for it and gets a nick to Mahendra Singh Dhoni who accepts it with glee! Important wicket for India and Sree is the man once again to break the partnership de Villiers c Dhoni b Sreesanth 26(72) [4s-3]

Sreesanth to de Villiers, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

50.5 Sreesanth to de Villiers, no run, fuller length delivery on the off, a bit of in swing this time, de Villiers defends to the off side with ease

50.4 Sreesanth to de Villiers, no run, back of a length delivery on the off, de Villiers goes on the backfoot and defends

50.3 Sreesanth to de Villiers, no run, good length delivery pitching on middle and shaping away, de Villiers goes back and defends

50.2 Sreesanth to Kallis, 1 run, good length delivery on the off and moving away, Kallis defends it to cover and sets off for a single, Pujara at cover picks up and has a direct hit, but ABD is well in, the third umpire was called, quite unnecessarily!

50.1 Sreesanth to Kallis, no run, full and outside off, left alone to the keeper

Drinks are on the field now

49.6 Harbhajan to de Villiers, no run, quicker and fuller outside off, de Villiers drives it to cover

49.5 Harbhajan to Kallis, 1 run, looped up on middle, Kallis whips it to mid wicket

49.4 Harbhajan to de Villiers, 1 run, tossed up just outside off, de Villiers gets forward and drives it to the left of Ishant at mid off, he moves well and keeps it down to a single

49.3 Harbhajan to Kallis, 1 run, switches to round the wicket, flatter on the middle and leg stump line, Kallis flicks it to square leg

49.2 Harbhajan to de Villiers, 1 run, looped up on the middle and leg stump line, spins into de Villiers, he closes the face and tucks it to mid wicket

49.1 Harbhajan to Kallis, 1 run, tossed up, given a bit more loop outside off, Kallis drives it to mid off, Ishant was a little deep there and that allowed them a quick single, Ishant has a shy at the stumps at the bowler's end, but he misses

48.6 Sreesanth to Kallis, 1 run, stays wide of the crease this time, slants a full delivery on middle and leg, Kallis works it to fine leg

48.5 Sreesanth to Kallis, no run, full, but strays onto middle and leg, Kallis clips it to short mid wicket, finds the fielder

48.4 Sreesanth to Kallis, no run, keeps it full in the corridor of uncertainty, Kallis shoulders arms

48.2 Sreesanth to Kallis, no run, fuller length, shapes away late outside off, Kallis goes for the drive, gets an inside edge that rolls to short mid wicket

48.1 Sreesanth to Kallis, no run, good start from Sree, fuller length, that nips away off the seam, Kallis awkwardly taps it to the off side, almost beaten by the late away movement

S Sreesanth [12.0-0-50-1] is back into the attack

47.6 Harbhajan to Kallis, 1 run, flatter on the middle and leg stump line, Kallis whips it to mid wicket, Viru is standing a little deep and is slow in getting to it, they steal a quick single, Bhajji shouts in frustration

47.5 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, quicker, spins into Kallis, he goes back and pats it to short mid wicket

47.4 Harbhajan to de Villiers, 1 run, flatter just outside off, de Villiers reaches forward, pushes it past the bowler to long on

47.3 Harbhajan to de Villiers, no run, fuller in length just outside off, de Villiers taps it back to the bowler

47.2 Harbhajan to Kallis, 1 run, tossed up, given some more air on the middle and off line, Kallis punches it to long on

47.1 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, looped up, floated in on the off stump, Kallis taps it to the leg side

46.6 Ishant to de Villiers, no run, short delivery outside off, de Villiers gets on top of the bounce, slaps it to point, but finds the fielder

46.5 Ishant to de Villiers, no run, back of a length outside off, de Villiers leaves it

46.4 Ishant to de Villiers, no run, another brute from Ishant, back of a length, jags back sharply into de Villiers, bounces a bit more, it cuts him in half as the ball thuds into the back thigh pad, rolls to the ground

46.3 Ishant to de Villiers, no run, short delivery outside off, de Villiers crunches the pull shot to short leg, hits Pujara flush on the shin pad, rolls to the ground, lucky for Pujara that he has shin pads otherwise that would have hurt him badly

46.2 Ishant to Kallis, 1 run, back of a length just outside off, Kallis goes back and taps it to cover for a quick single

46.1 Ishant to Kallis, no run, short of length in the zone outside off, Kallis shoulders arms

45.6 Harbhajan to de Villiers, no run, tossed up, given a bit more drift outside off, de Villiers drives it to cover

45.5 Harbhajan to de Villiers, no run, looped up, spins into de Villiers, he gets forward and taps it to the ground

45.4 Harbhajan to Kallis, 1 run, tossed up, spins into Kallis, he stays on the crease and eases it to long on

45.3 Harbhajan to de Villiers, 1 run, flighted delivery, given a bit more air, de Villiers flicks it to deep mid wicket

45.2 Harbhajan to de Villiers, no run, quicker, straight delivery just outside off, de Villiers pushes it back to the bowler

45.1 Harbhajan to de Villiers, no run, tossed up, spins a hint into de Villiers, he gets forward and taps it to short cover

44.6 Ishant to Kallis, no run, short of length, but slides well down the leg side this time, Kallis lifts his bat and lets it go through to Dhoni

44.5 Ishant to Kallis, no run, length delivery just outside off, Kallis drives it to mid on, Bhajji tumbles to his left and stops it from going to the fence, sharp fielding

44.4 Ishant to Kallis, 2 runs, on a length, but strays it on the middle and leg line, Kallis whips it past the short leg, goes underneath Pujara who fails to get his hands on it, rolls to deep square leg for a couple

44.3 Ishant to Kallis, no run, length delivery slanted into middle and leg, Kallis shuffles across slightly and taps it to mid wicket

44.2 Ishant to Kallis, no run, back of a length, again cuts back into Kallis, he hops back and defends it solidly to the off side

44.1 Ishant to Kallis, FOUR!!, unlucky for Ishu, but well played by Kallis, short delivery, jags back into Kallis sharply, he takes one hand off the bat, he gets an inside edge that rolls to fine leg

43.6 Harbhajan to de Villiers, no run, looped up on the middle and leg stump, de Villiers stays forward and taps it to short mid wicket

43.5 Harbhajan to de Villiers, no run, flatter, fuller and spins into de Villiers, he plunges forward and defends it solidly

43.3 Harbhajan to de Villiers, 1 run, tossed up on the off stump, de Villiers presents the full face of the bat and drives it to long on

43.2 Harbhajan to de Villiers, no run, flatter on the middle and leg stump, de Villiers nudges it to short leg

43.1 Harbhajan to de Villiers, no run, tossed up, spins into de Villiers, he covers the spin and dabs it to the leg side

42.6 Ishant to Kallis, no run, back of a length on the off stump, Kallis goes back and defends it back to the bowler

42.5 Ishant to Kallis, no run, fuller length on the middle and leg stump, Kallis looks to flick it to mid wicket, but he closes the face a bit too early, gets the bottom edge that rolls to mid off

42.4 Ishant to Kallis, no run, good length, cuts away outside off this time, Kallis gets forward and shoulders arms

42.3 Ishant to de Villiers, 1 run, on a length, nips back into de Villiers, bounces a bit more, de Villiers takes the bottom hand out as he plays that, gets an inside edge that rolls to square leg

42.2 Ishant to de Villiers, no run, fuller, swings in a hint just outside off, de Villiers lets it go

42.1 Ishant to Kallis, 1 run, full, shapes into Kallis, he works it to mid wicket

41.6 Harbhajan to de Villiers, FOUR!!, this is a good shot from ABD, full, flatter outside off, de Villiers plunges forward, gets to the pitch and drives it in between the gap at cover and point, goes to the sweeper cover fence to end the over in style

41.5 Harbhajan to de Villiers, no run, quicker just outside off, de Villiers goes back and defends it back to the bowler

41.4 Harbhajan to Kallis, 1 run, looped up, floated in on middle and off, Kallis gets forward and wrists it to mid wicket

41.3 Harbhajan to Kallis, 2 runs, tossed up outside off, Kallis gets forward, pushes it into the gap at cover, rolls to sweeper cover for a couple

41.2 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, tossed up, spins into Kallis, nudges it to short mid wicket

41.1 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, full, quicker, goes down the leg side, Kallis looks to glance it to fine leg, misses it, Dhoni moves to his left and does not take it cleanly

40.6 Ishant to de Villiers, no run, full and slanted into middle and off, de Villiers gets forward and taps it along the ground to gully

40.5 Ishant to de Villiers, no run, fuller, shapes in after going past off stump, de Villiers leaves it

40.4 Ishant to de Villiers, no run, short of length outside off, de Villiers gets forward and shoulders arms

40.3 Ishant to Kallis, 1 run, on a good length just outside off, Kallis angles the bat and dabs it to point, calls quickly for the single and gets it

40.2 Ishant to Kallis, FOUR!!, that will release the pressure, fuller length, but on the pads of Kallis, he powerfully whips it past short leg, goes to the deep mid wicket fence

40.1 Ishant to Kallis, no run, fuller just outside off, Kallis gets forward and pushes it to cover

39.6 Harbhajan to de Villiers, no run, tossed up on the middle and leg stump, de Villiers covers the spin and pats it to the leg side

39.5 Harbhajan to Kallis, 1 run, Kallis shimmies down the track, Harbhajan drags the length back a little, Kallis taps it softly to cover and sets off for a quick single

39.4 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, flatter just outside off, pushed back to the bowler

39.3 Harbhajan to de Villiers, 1 run, full, flatter, but on the leg stump, de Villiers flicks it to deep mid wicket

39.2 Harbhajan to de Villiers, no run, quicker on the off stump, de Villiers plays it late and dabs it to the ground

39.1 Harbhajan to de Villiers, no run, full, flatter on middle, de Villiers plunges forward, nudges it to short mid wicket

38.6 Ishant to Kallis, no run, back of a length in the zone outside off, does not get the swing this time, Kallis lets it go

38.5 Ishant to Kallis, no run, short of length, nips back and skids through to him, Kallis takes the top hand out as he taps it to square leg, he got hit on the finger there

38.4 Ishant to Kallis, no run, this is good bowling, keeps it on a good length just outside off, jags back sharply into Kallis, he gets hit on the thigh guard, rolls to gully

38.3 Ishant to Kallis, no run, on a length, again nips a hint into Kallis, he hops back, defends it back to the bowler

38.2 Ishant to Kallis, no run, on a good length, slanted into Kallis, he gets forward and taps it to the leg side

38.1 Ishant to Kallis, no run, fine start from Ishu, back of a length, cuts away sharply and gets a bit of extra bounce outside off, Kallis has a feel for it, gets beaten

37.6 Harbhajan to de Villiers, no run, tossed up just outside off, de Villiers blocks it to the ground

37.5 Harbhajan to Kallis, 1 run, quicker, fuller outside off, Kallis goes back, plays it late and dabs it to short third man

37.4 Harbhajan to de Villiers, 1 run, tossed up on the stumps, de Villiers drives it to long on

37.3 Harbhajan to de Villiers, no run, looped up, de Villiers comes down the track, smothers it to the ground

37.2 Harbhajan to de Villiers, no run, tossed up on the off stump, de Villiers nudges it to short mid wicket

37.1 Harbhajan to de Villiers, no run, starts off with a flatter delivery on the stumps, de Villiers defends it back to the bowler

Welcome back to the final session. India would want to pick up some more wickets if they have to be in the driver's seat.

A pretty even session that. It was more of a stop-start affair with the rain playing hide and seek. India got Petersen early, but after the 2nd rain break, Amla and Kallis played some gorgeous strokes. Amla in particular was a delight to watch as he counter-attacked with style. Just when he seemed set for a big score, a rush of blood proved to be his undoing. The trap was set for him and he threw it away, by falling for it. Kallis and AB have looked solid and untroubled since then. Zaheer has bowled a long spell, with the others bowling in tandem with him. It will be another extended final session and play can go on until 10:30 PM IST if the light permits. Do join us shortly...

36.6 Ishant to de Villiers, 1 run, fuller in length and just outside off, de Villiers comes on the frontfoot and pushes it to deep point for a single, that will be TEA

36.5 Ishant to de Villiers, no run, in the zone outside off, de Villiers doesn't bother going after that one

36.4 Ishant to de Villiers, no run, back of a length delivery on the off, de Villiers stays back and defends it

This is the last over before Tea

36.3 Ishant to de Villiers, no run, full delivery on the stumps, de Villiers comes forward and defends it

36.2 Ishant to de Villiers, no run, back of a length delivery on the off, a hint of in swing afer pitching, de Villiers goes on the backfoot and blocks it

36.1 Ishant to Kallis, 1 run, length delivery on the off, Kallis stays back and defends it to the off side, sets off for a quick single and gets there comfortably

35.6 Harbhajan to de Villiers, no run, flighted and full on the off, de Villiers pushes it to the on side

35.5 Harbhajan to de Villiers, no run, flighted delivery on the middle, de Villiers comes forward and blocks it

35.4 Harbhajan to de Villiers, no run, loopy delivery on the off, de Villiers comes forward and defends it

35.3 Harbhajan to de Villiers, no run, gives it air on the stumps, de Villiers comes on the frontfoot and defends

35.2 Harbhajan to de Villiers, FOUR!!, nice shot, pure timing! It was tossed up on the off, de Villiers waited for it, goes back and punches it past cover for a boundary!

35.1 Harbhajan to de Villiers, no run, flatter delivery on the middle and leg, de Villiers punches it to mid wicket

34.6 Ishant to Kallis, no run, good length delivery on the stumps, Kallis defends off his backfoot

34.5 Ishant to Kallis, no run, fuller in length but too wide outside off to interest Kallis, steep bounce on the way to MSD

34.4 Ishant to Kallis, no run, good length delivery on the off, Kallis comes on the frontfoot and defends solidly to the off side

34.3 Ishant to de Villiers, 1 run, good delivery, full, on the off and swinging in sharply, de Villiers turns it to square leg region for a single

34.2 Ishant to Kallis, 1 run, back of a length delivery just outside off, Kallis goes back and punches it to deep point

34.1 Ishant to Kallis, no run, short delivery wide outside off, Kallis stays back and cuts it to gully, went on the bounce to Sehwag who does well to stop it

Ishant Sharma [6.0-1-14-1] is back into the attack

33.6 Harbhajan to de Villiers, no run, gives it air on the off, de Villiers stays back and taps it back to the bowler

33.5 Harbhajan to de Villiers, no run, flighted delivery on the off, de Villiers pushes it back to the bowler

33.4 Harbhajan to de Villiers, no run, flatter delivery outside off, de Villiers stays back and punches it to the off side

33.3 Harbhajan to Kallis, 1 run, tossed up on the middle, Kallis turns it to deep square leg

33.2 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, flighted delivery on the off, Kallis gets forward and pushes to the on side

33.1 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, flat delivery on the middle and leg, Kallis blocks it to the on side, almost rolled back to the stumps

Harbhajan Singh, right-arm off break, comes into the attack

32.6 Sreesanth to de Villiers, no run, length delivery on the middle and leg, de Villiers stays rooted in his crease and pushes it to mid on

32.5 Sreesanth to de Villiers, no run, in the channel on the off, de Villiers comes forward and defends it

32.4 Sreesanth to Kallis, 1 run, good shot for just a single, full, swinging away and outside off, Kallis stretches and square drives it straight to deep point

32.3 Sreesanth to Kallis, no run, length delivery on the off, Kallis pushes it to cover

32.2 Sreesanth to Kallis, no run, back of a length delivery just outside off, Kallis goes back and across and defends it to the off side

32.1 Sreesanth to Kallis, no run, good length delivery on the off, Kallis goes back and blocks it

31.6 Zaheer to de Villiers, no run, fuller length on the off, de Villiers comes on the frontfoot and defends it to cover

31.5 Zaheer to de Villiers, no run, from around the wickets now, in the channel outside off, de Villiers lets it go to the keeper

31.4 Zaheer to de Villiers, no run, fuller length delivery on the off, de Villiers looks to defend it, gets a thick inside edge onto his pads, almost rolled to the stumps but the pads saved him there!

31.3 Zaheer to de Villiers, no run, good length delivery on the legs, de Villiers pushes it to the on side

31.2 Zaheer to de Villiers, FOUR!!, what a shot! Don't run for those! It was a full delivery on the off, de Villiers waited for it, allowed it to swing in to him, drives it past the bowler for a boundary! Went like a rocket to the fence

31.1 Zaheer to de Villiers, no run, back of a length delivery on the off, de Villiers stays back and punches it to mid off

30.6 Sreesanth to Kallis, no run, good delivery to finish the over, good length on the off and moving in a bit, Kallis stays back and defends it back to the bowler

30.5 Sreesanth to Kallis, no run, good length delivery on the off, Kallis stays in his crease and taps it to gully

30.3 Sreesanth to Kallis, no run, short ball on the stumps, Kallis looks to pull, was too early onto the shot, gets hit on the chest!

30.2 Sreesanth to de Villiers, 1 run, back of a length delivery on the middle and leg, de Villiers stays back and flicks it to square leg for a single

30.1 Sreesanth to de Villiers, no run, in the zone outside off, de Villiers covers the line and lets it go

29.6 Zaheer to de Villiers, 1 run, good bowling this, full, on the off and swinging in sharply, de Villiers looks to defend it, closes the blade and the ball goes to square leg region for a single

29.5 Zaheer to de Villiers, no run, good length delivery on the stumps, de Villiers gets forward and defends, gets a thick inside edge and rolls to the on side

29.4 Zaheer to de Villiers, no run, fuller length delivery on the stumps, de Villiers comes forward and defends it

29.3 Zaheer to de Villiers, no run, angles it across the right hander, de Villiers leaves it alone

29.2 Zaheer to de Villiers, 2 runs, fuller length delivery on the off, de Villiers taps it to cover, where Bhajji picks it up and goes for a needless throw at the keeper end, they take an extra run of the overthrow

29.1 Zaheer to Kallis, 1 run, back of a length delivery on the middle and leg, Kallis flicks it to square leg region for a single

28.6 Sreesanth to de Villiers, no run, short of length delivery on the off, de Villiers stays back and defends it to the off side, end of a good over from Sree

28.5 Sreesanth to de Villiers, no run, full, on the off and swinging in, de Villiers comes on the frontfoot and pushes it to point

28.4 Sreesanth to de Villiers, no run, back of a length delivery just outside off, moves in after hitting the deck, de Villiers leaves it alone

AB de Villiers, right handed bat, comes to the crease

28.3 Sreesanth to Amla, out Caught by Pujara!! Sree gets his man with the short ball! Brilliant bowling this! It was a short delivery outside off, Amla goes back and mistimes the pull in the air, in fact Amla top edged it and the ball goes straight to Pujara at deep square leg who makes no mistake! Sree wins the battle, he set him up really well this time! Amla c Pujara b Sreesanth 59(80) [4s-9 6s-1]

Sreesanth to Amla, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

28.2 Sreesanth to Kallis, 1 run, short and wide delivery outside off, Kallis cuts it to deep point, there is a man there for that shot now

28.1 Sreesanth to Kallis, no run, back of a length delivery on the stumps, Kallis stays back and pushes it to gully

27.6 Zaheer to Amla, no run, peach! , it was a good length delivery pitching on off, lures Amla forward, goes past the edge as the ball shapes away at the last moment, brilliant stuff from Zak!

27.5 Zaheer to Amla, no run, angles it away from Amla again, he doesn't bother chasing those

27.4 Zaheer to Amla, no run, good length delivery outside off, Amla lets it go to the keeper

27.3 Zaheer to Amla, no run, an appeal for caught behind but not given! It was a fuller length delivery just outside off, moved away from Amla after pitching, he looks to drive but misses, replays showed the bat brushing the pads, top decision from the umpire

Sree was seen fuming at the end of the last over, Bhajji went over to control him!

27.2 Zaheer to Amla, no run, fullish delivery on the middle and leg, Amla comes on the frontfoot and drives to mid on

27.1 Zaheer to Amla, no run, angles it across away from th right hander, Amla shoulders arms

26.6 Sreesanth to Amla, 1 run, back to the short delivery again, Amla was in complete control of that this time, keeps it down to the ground and pulls it to deep square leg

26.5 Sreesanth to Amla, FOUR!!, this is good stuff from Sree but the luck stays with Amla! It was a full delivery this time after a series of short ones, gets a thick edge and goes past a diving VVS at 2nd slip to the fence

26.4 Sreesanth to Amla, no run, bouncer but not well directed, wide of the leg stump, Amla ducks under it!

26.3 Sreesanth to Amla, 2 runs, short of length delivery on the off, Amla was squared up as he looked to flick, got a leading edge that flew wide of gully for a couple

26.2 Sreesanth to Amla, SIX!!, Amla gets to his 19th Test FIFTY!! and 4th against India in style! It was once again a short delivery, there are two men in the deep waiting for the hook, Amla does exactly that but right between those 2 for a maximum! Can't blame the bowler for that!

26.1 Sreesanth to Amla, no run, short delivery down the leg side, Amla ducks under it

25.6 Zaheer to Kallis, no run, back to over the wicket for Kallis, good length delivery on the off, shapes in a tad, Kallis comes forward and defends

25.5 Zaheer to Amla, 1 run, full and outside off, Amla comes on the frontfoot and drives it to the left of mid off, Ishant is the man there, who does well to dive and cut it

25.4 Zaheer to Amla, no run, from around the wickets, in the zone outside off, Amla shoulders arms

25.3 Zaheer to Amla, no run, fullish delivery on the off, Amla drives it to mid off

25.2 Zaheer to Kallis, 3 runs, one again full and strays on the pads, Kallis whips it off his pads to deep square leg, Gambhir runs from short leg and takes it, but the batsmen have run 3 by then

25.1 Zaheer to Kallis, no run, good length delivery down the leg side, Kallis looks to flick but misses, Mahendra Singh Dhoni collects it on the leg side

24.6 Sreesanth to Amla, FOUR!!, once again full and outside off, Amla comes forward and drives it past extra cover, Gambhir runs and tries to cut it, puts in an awkward dive at the ropes, but can't stop the ball!

24.5 Sreesanth to Amla, no run, short delivery on the legs, Amla contemplates going for the hook, but decides against it at the last moment, Dhoni collects it down the leg side

24.4 Sreesanth to Amla, FOUR!!, great shot that! It was full and outside off, easy pickings for Amla who comes on the frontfoot and drives it crisply past cover for a boundary, the ball slowed down as it reached the fence but got there!

24.3 Sreesanth to Amla, 2 runs, back of a length delivery on the middle and leg, Amla goes on the backfoot and flicks it to deep square leg for a couple

24.2 Sreesanth to Amla, no run, good line and length from Sree, pitches on off and moves away a touch, Amla comes on the frontfoot and defends

24.1 Sreesanth to Amla, no run, full and wide outside off, Amla thinks about going after it but withdraws the bat at the last moment, lets it go to MSD

23.6 Zaheer to Kallis, no run, fuller delivery angled away from Kallis, he lets it go

23.5 Zaheer to Kallis, no run, full delivery on the off, gets it to move away this time, Kallis looks to defend it, gets a thick inside edge onto the body

23.4 Zaheer to Kallis, no run, this is good bowling, good length delivery pitching on off, the in swinger this time, Kallis covers the line and defends it to the on side

23.3 Zaheer to Amla, 1 run, very full delivery just outside off, Amla digs it out to extra cover, easy single taken

23.2 Zaheer to Amla, no run, full delivery on the stumps, Amla comes on the frontfoot and drives back to Zaheer

23.1 Zaheer to Amla, no run, oh beauty! It was a full delivery pitching on middle and shaping away, Amla is lured into the drive, the ball goes past the outside edge to Dhoni

23.1 Zaheer to Kallis, no ball, 1 run, full and on the pads, Kallis glances it to fine leg, Zak has overstepped again, only just though

22.6 Sreesanth to Kallis, 1 run, good fielding by Bhajji, saves a certain boundary! It was full and shaping away outside off, Kallis drives it to cover point where Bhajji dives and stops it, they take a run

22.5 Sreesanth to Kallis, no run, sprays it full and outside off, Kallis doesn't bother chasing it

22.4 Sreesanth to Kallis, no run, short of length delivery on the stumps, Kallis jumps and keeps it down to the ground

22.3 Sreesanth to Kallis, no run, in the channel outside off, Kallis leaves it alone

22.2 Sreesanth to Kallis, no run, fuller delivery on the stumps, Kallis comes forward and drives to mid off

22.1 Sreesanth to Kallis, no run, starts with a good length delivery pitching on off and moving away, Kallis covers the line and shoulders arms

21.6 Zaheer to Amla, no run, in the zone outside off, Amla lets it go

21.5 Zaheer to Amla, no run, fuller delivery pitching on the stumps, shapes away a bit, Amla comes on the frontfoot and defends

21.4 Zaheer to Amla, no run, much better comeback from Zak, good length delivery pitching on off and nips in after hitting the deck, Amla comes forward and defends

21.3 Zaheer to Amla, FOUR!!, this time there was no chance for Sachin! It was again full and on the legs, Amla whips it between mid wicket and mid on, the ball races away to the fence, good timing!

21.2 Zaheer to Amla, FOUR!!, full and on the pads, Amla comes on the frontfoot and drives it to the on side, Tendulkar at mid on dives and tries to cut it, but the ball goes through him for a four, he should've done better there, Sachin!

21.2 Zaheer to Amla, no ball, good length delivery pitching on the middle and leg and moves in after pitching, hits Amla on his pads but Zak has overstepped!

21.1 Zaheer to Amla, FOUR!!, Khan starts off with a gentle loosener, full and wide outside off, Amla stretches and guides it past point for a four, what a start!

Right, we're back. Good news now. The umpires are back and play is about to resume!

Well well.. bad news from the ground, the players are walking off, bad light has stopped play! It is starting to drizzle now as well

Drinks are on the field now

20.6 Sreesanth to Kallis, no run, a stifled appeal, full and on the pads, Kallis looks to whip it through the on side but misses it and gets hit on the pads, it would've missed the leg stump by miles

20.5 Sreesanth to Kallis, no run, good line and length this, pitches on middle and bounces high on Kallis, he goes back and defends it

18.6 Sreesanth to Kallis, FOUR!!, poor delivery, easy pickings for Kallis! It was full and on the pads, Kallis glances it to fine leg for a boundary, poor over from Sree

18.5 Sreesanth to Kallis, no run, very full delivery just outside off, Kallis looks to drive, closes the blade early and the ball goes to the on side

18.4 Sreesanth to Kallis, no run, in the channel outside off, much better length this time, Kallis lets it go to the keeper

18.3 Sreesanth to Kallis, no run, good length delivery on the off, Kallis comes forward and defends it to the off side

18.2 Sreesanth to Kallis, FOUR!!, great shot! It was not a half volley, but Kallis waited for it and came on the frontfoot and drove it past extra cover for a four!

18.1 Sreesanth to Kallis, no run, pitches on off and moves away, Kallis lets it go

S Sreesanth [4.0-0-14-0] is back into the attack

17.6 Ishant to Amla, FOUR!!, Edged but safe!, Amla survives! It was a good length delivery just outside off, nips away after pitching, Amla tries to punch it through the off side, gets a thick outside edge and flies past slips and gully for a four, unlucky for Ishant!

17.4 Ishant to Amla, no run, fuller delivery on the off, Amla comes on the frontfoot and drives it straight to mid off

17.3 Ishant to Amla, no run, in the zone outside off, hits the deck and seams away, Amla lets it go

17.2 Ishant to Amla, no run, fuller length delivery outside off, gets Amla to stretch and drive at that, the ball goes to cover point

17.1 Ishant to Amla, no run, full delivery on the off, Amla drives it hard, the ball went quick but straight to Sree at mid off

16.6 Zaheer to Amla, 1 run, length delivery on the off, Amla gets forward and defends to the off side and takes a single, lots of gaps there, easy run taken

16.5 Zaheer to Kallis, 1 run, good length delivery on the off, Kallis pushes it to the off side and gets off the mark

16.4 Zaheer to Amla, 1 run, poor line this time, sprays it on the pads, Amla flicks it to fine leg, Zak was lucky to get away with that one

16.3 Zaheer to Amla, no run, pitching in the zone outside off and moving in after pitching, Amla covers the line and lets it go, good leave that

16.2 Zaheer to Amla, no run, similar to previous delivery, closer to the stumps this time, Amla drives it hard but straight to mid off

16.1 Zaheer to Amla, no run, from around the wickets, very full delivery outside off, Amla drives to mid off

15.6 Ishant to Kallis, no run, sprays it wide outside off, Kallis has no need to play at those and he doesn't

15.5 Ishant to Kallis, no run, in the channel outside off, Kallis lets it go comfortably

15.4 Ishant to Kallis, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, Kallis leaves it alone, good carry to Dhoni

15.3 Ishant to Kallis, no run, in the zone outside off, no swing this time, Kallis shoulders arms

15.2 Ishant to Kallis, no run, good length delivery pitching just outside off and seaming away after hitting the deck, Kallis lets it go

15.1 Ishant to Amla, 1 run, good length delivery angling into the pads, Amla defends to mid wicket and takes a run

14.6 Zaheer to Amla, 1 run, back of a length on the middle and leg stump, Amla tucks it to fine leg

14.5 Zaheer to Amla, 2 runs, Zaheer is really troubling Amla here, length delivery on the middle and leg stump, Amla looks to play it to mid wicket, closes the bat face a bit too early, gets a leading edge that goes uppishly, lands safely at sweeper cover for a couple

14.4 Zaheer to Amla, no run, full and slanted into Amla, he covers the line and drives it to mid on

14.2 Zaheer to Amla, FOUR!!, lucky escape for Amla, stays round the wicket, full, nips back into Amla, he gets a thick inside edge that just goes past the leg stump, rolls to the fine leg boundary

14.1 Zaheer to Amla, no run, yorker length outside off, Amla tries to squeeze it out to the off side, misses it and the ball just goes past the off stump

13.6 Ishant to Kallis, no run, back of a length, this time it nips away outside off, Kallis lifts his bat and lets it go

13.5 Ishant to Kallis, no run, no shot offered from Kallis but he survives, length delivery, cuts into Kallis sharply, Kallis covers the line, lifts his bat and tries to let it go, the ball thuds into the thigh guard, goes past Dhoni, stifled appeal from Ishant and India but the ball would have bounced over the stumps

13.4 Ishant to Kallis, no run, back of a length, cuts away outside off, Kallis lets it go

12.2 Zaheer to Petersen, no run, back of a length in the channel outside off, some extra bounce on offer, Petersen shoulders arms

12.1 Zaheer to Petersen, no run, fuller length on the off stump, Petersen drives it hard back to the bowler, Zak falls to his right on his followthrough, prevents some runs from being taken

A funny banner in the crowd: At night, Sachin dreams of Hashim Amla...

11.6 Ishant to Amla, no run, once again lands it on a good length just outside off, Amla gets forward and pushes it to cover point

11.5 Ishant to Amla, no run, on a length, shapes away after going past the off stump, Amla continues to leave it

11.4 Ishant to Amla, no run, fuller, but well outside off, Amla leaves it

11.3 Ishant to Amla, no run, that is a much better ball, back of a length, nips back into Amla outside off, he lifts his bat and lets it go

11.2 Ishant to Amla, FOUR!!, poor ball, low full toss on leg stump, Amla clips it to the deep square leg fence, Ishant is struggling to grip the ball here

Some sawdust being applied near the bowler's footmarks

11.1 Ishant to Amla, no run, back of a length, but goes wide outside off, Amla leaves it

10.6 Zaheer to Petersen, no run, full, but gets the direction wrong, swings well down the leg side, Petersen lets it go

10.5 Zaheer to Petersen, no run, length delivery in the zone outside off, Petersen judges it well and leaves it

10.4 Zaheer to Petersen, no run, fuller on the off stump, Petersen gets forward and pushes it to short cover

10.3 Zaheer to Petersen, no run, back of a length just outside off, gets a bit of extra bounce, Petersen gets an inside edge onto the thigh guard, rolls to the off side

10.2 Zaheer to Petersen, no run, switches to over the wicket, angles across a full delivery, but well outside off, Petersen lets it go

10.1 Zaheer to Petersen, FOUR!!, that is a real gift from Zak, round the wicket, overpitched and angled into the pads of Petersen, he flicks it into the vacant deep mid wicket fence for an easy boundary

9.5 Ishant to Petersen, 1 run, good cricket all around, full just outside off, Petersen gets forward and drives it to mid on, Amla was watching the ball as Petersen calls for a quick single, Sachin dives to his left and stops it, but he does not collect it, India miss a run-out chance, Amla says that he did not hear the call

9.3 Ishant to Amla, 1 run, fuller just outside off, Amla presses forward, taps it softly to cover and takes the single, slips up a little, but Amla is alright

Oops, Ishant lost his footing there, aborts his run-up as he is about to deliver.

9.2 Ishant to Amla, no run, pitched up further in the zone just outside off, Amla shoulders arms

9.1 Ishant to Amla, no run, real loose ball from Ishu, short and goes very wide outside off, Amla leaves it easily

Ishant will start proceedings after lunch.

The umpires are coming out and the Indian players are warming up out on the field. Only five minutes to go for the start. Tea will be taken at 7:30 PM IST and play can go until 10:30 PM IST providing the light permits.

The rain has stopped and the pitch covers are coming off. The floodlights are still on at Newlands, but it is not too dark. Play is all set to start at 4:50 PM IST.

Light rain is persisting around Newlands. Things have gotten darker out there. This is really frustrating.

Welcome back to the post lunch session. The news is not good from Newlands. During the lunch break, more rain lashed the ground and the covers are still around. The umpires are having a discussion out there with the groundsman and the light has gotten a bit murky. We hope that the rain stays away.

On a green wicket, Dhoni won the toss and put the Proteas in. Zaheer troubled the openers with some swing and he got the big wicket of Graeme Smith once again. Petersen and Amla survived some testing times before the rain intervened. No further play was possible and the players decided to take an early lunch, Join us at 4:15 PM IST for the resumption.

Some good news: The sun has come out and it is likely that play may start soon.

Light rain is still continuing at Newlands. So, all we can do is wait.

The rain has started to ease off at Cape Town. However, the covers are still on the pitch.

It has started to rain at Newlands. The players have gone off the field. There is a solitary cover on the pitch. Now, the larger cover is coming onto the field. Looks like we are in for a bit of a delay here.

8.6 Zaheer to Petersen, no run, on a good length, cuts back off the seam into Petersen, he decides to let it go, that was very close to the off stump

8.5 Zaheer to Amla, 1 run, keeps it full in the zone outside off, swings in a bit, Amla pushes at it, the thick inside edge flies past short leg and rolls to fine leg

8.4 Zaheer to Petersen, 1 run, good length on the middle and leg stump, Petersen shuffles across and works it to fine leg

8.3 Zaheer to Petersen, no run, switches to round the wicket, slants a fuller length delivery in the zone outside off, moves away a fraction, Petersen pushes at it and gets beaten, absolute peach from Zak

6.5 Zaheer to Amla, no run, back of a length on the off stump, Amla defends it back to the bowler

6.4 Zaheer to Amla, no run, on a length, slides down the leg side, Amla looks to tickle it to fine leg, misses it, Dhoni dives to his left and stops it

Hashim Amla, right handed bat, comes to the crease

Zak has now dismissed Graeme Smith 11 times in 22 innings.

6.3 Zaheer to Smith, out Lbw!! Once again he gets Smith! Fuller length delivery, moved in after pitching, Smith goes for the drive, no feet movement at all from him, he misses it altogether, the ball thuds into the back pad and that is plumb, that would have knocked out the middle stump, Zak continues to give nightmares to Smith. Smith lbw b Zaheer 6(12)

Zaheer to Smith, THATS OUT!! Lbw!!

6.2 Zaheer to Smith, no run, short of length, cuts away outside off, Smith leaves it

6.1 Zaheer to Smith, no run, fuller length on the off stump, Smith gets forward and defends it back to the bowler

5.6 Sreesanth to Petersen, no run, overpitched, shapes away wide outside off, Petersen goes for the big booming drive, no feet movement on that shot, the bat hits the ground, the ball beats the outside edge by a whisker, loose shot from Alviro

5.5 Sreesanth to Petersen, no run, back of a length, but slides down the leg side, Petersen looks to tickle it to fine leg and misses, Dhoni collects it on the bounce

5.4 Sreesanth to Petersen, no run, on a length, cuts away a bit and gets a little more bounce, Petersen taps it to gully

5.3 Sreesanth to Smith, 1 run, length delivery, shapes into middle and leg, Smith covers the swing, gets an inside edge onto the pad, rolls to short fine leg, takes a quick single

5.2 Sreesanth to Smith, no run, on a length, gets a bit of extra bounce outside off, Smith shoulders arms

5.1 Sreesanth to Smith, no run, back of a length in the zone outside off, Smith lets it go

4.6 Zaheer to Petersen, no run, fuller length, shapes in close to the off stump, Petersen lets it go, that was a dangerous leave as that ball was not far from the off stump

4.5 Zaheer to Petersen, no run, muted appeal for an LBW, back of a length on the stumps, Petersen shuffles across and tries to flick it to square leg, misses it and gets hit on the pads, that ball would have bounced over the stumps

4.4 Zaheer to Smith, 1 run, length delivery, but once he strays onto the pads of Smith, he clips it to mid wicket, but surprisingly he takes only a single, Bhajji, who was giving chase, looked back, ran backwards and asked Smith to come for a couple, strange sight indeed as Bhajji was actually taunting Smith to go back and face Zak.

4.3 Zaheer to Smith, no run, on a length, homes in on the off stump, Smith covers the swing and pushes it to short cover

4.2 Zaheer to Smith, no run, absolute ripper from Zak, pulls the length back a little, lands it on a length in the corridor of uncertainty, shapes away at the last moment, Smith gets beaten

4.1 Zaheer to Smith, 2 runs, overpitched on the stumps, swings into Smith, he flicks it past the short mid wicket fielder, Bhajji gives chase as the ball rolls to deep mid wicket for a couple

3.6 Sreesanth to Petersen, no run, back of a length in the channel just outside off, Petersen pushes it back to the bowler

3.5 Sreesanth to Petersen, no run, back of a length outside off, Petersen defends it to short cover

3.4 Sreesanth to Petersen, no run, good length on middle and off, once again squares up Petersen slightly, he taps it to short cover

3.3 Sreesanth to Petersen, no run, short of length in the zone outside off, Petersen leaves it

3.2 Sreesanth to Petersen, no run, great ball from Sree, length delivery on the off stump, gets a bit of extra bounce, Petersen is squared up a little, gets hit on the thigh guard, goes on the bounce to Pujara at third slip

3.1 Sreesanth to Smith, 1 run, short delivery, gets a little bit of extra bounce, Smith stays back, plays it late and steers it to gully, who misfields and the ball rolls to square third man

2.6 Zaheer to Petersen, no run, keeps it full, shapes in on the off stump, Petersen defends it back to the bowler

2.4 Zaheer to Petersen, no run, length delivery on the middle and leg stump, Petersen covers the line and blocks it back to the bowler

2.3 Zaheer to Petersen, no run, good length, once again it nips away of the seam outside off, a bit of extra bounce for Zak, Petersen shoulders arms

2.2 Zaheer to Petersen, no run, on a length, cuts away off the seam outside off, Petersen lets it go

2.1 Zaheer to Petersen, no run, fuller length in the corridor of uncertainty, goes straight on after pitching, Petersen plays for the swing and gets beaten

1.6 Sreesanth to Petersen, 1 run, short of length on the middle and leg stump, Petersen shuffles across, covers the line and tucks it to fine leg, expensive start for Sreesanth

1.5 Sreesanth to Petersen, no run, short delivery, cuts back in sharply and rears up on Petersen, he fends it to the leg side

1.4 Sreesanth to Petersen, FOUR!!, awesome shot, overpitched and shapes away outside off, Petersen presents the full face of the bat, creams it past mid off, races to long off

1.3 Sreesanth to Petersen, no run, length delivery, cuts back in a bit outside off, Petersen leaves it

1.2 Sreesanth to Petersen, FOUR!!, poor ball and Petersen takes full advantage of it, length delivery, shapes into the pads of Petersen, he flicks it uppishly, just wide of the left of Gambhir at short leg, goes to the deep mid wicket fence

1.1 Sreesanth to Smith, 1 run, starts from over the wicket, angles across a fuller length delivery outside off, Smith pushes it to cover and immediately gets off the mark

S Sreesanth, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

0.6 Zaheer to Petersen, no run, length delivery angled in the channel just outside off, Petersen lets it go

0.5 Zaheer to Petersen, no run, full, shapes in and straightens after going past off stump, Petersen shoulders arms

0.4 Zaheer to Petersen, no run, fuller length slanted across outside off, not much movement on that ball, Petersen drives it to mid off

0.3 Zaheer to Petersen, 2 runs, fuller, swings into Petersen, he works it to backward square leg, gets off the mark with a couple

0.2 Zaheer to Petersen, no run, fuller length, angled across outside off, Petersen mistimes it to short mid wicket

0.1 Zaheer to Petersen, no run, starts from over the wicket, full pitched on the stumps, swings back late into Petersen, he tries to work it to the leg side, gets rapped on the pads, that ball was sliding down the leg side, but an excellent start from Zak

Petersen and Smith are at the crease. Petersen is on strike. Zaheer will open the attack

Pitch Report: There is a green tinge on this wicket. There are some cracks on the pitch and the wicket might be a bit two paced. The pitch will hold up well.

There was a slight drizzle after the toss and the covers came back on. Luckily, the drizzle has stopped now and play should start in about 15 minutes time.

Smith: I was undecided what to do if I won the toss. Batting will not be easy at the start. The team has played pretty well, but we need to improve on a lot of things. We took a break just after Durban, but we had a couple of good training sessions. There is slightly more grass on this wicket, the ball will swing around here and there and it will be a bit difficult for the batsmen. We go in with an unchanged squad.

Dhoni: Not a bad start to the new year. We will bowl first because it is a fresh wicket and conditions are overcast. The morale is high but we have always emphasized on keeping the dressing room atmosphere cool. We had practice sessions on most of the days, but we need to execute the plans. Gambhir comes in place of Vijay.

Gary Kirsten: I have passed on some basic information about the conditions and the pitch, but it is up to the guys to put that to use. I was particularly excited with the way the boys expressed themselves at Durban. I credit the players for showing some courage on a track that was difficult. Newlands will be a little slower than the other wickets. These are unlike Cape Town conditions, but it will be good for batting.

There has been quite a lot of rain just before this Test match started. However, the covers have come off now, but there is still a fair amount of cloud cover over the ground. The South Africans are warming up out there on the field.

A very happy 2011 to one and all. Welcome to the third and final test between India and South Africa at Cape Town. India have a golden opportunity to clinch a first ever Test series win in South Africa after their 87 run thrashing of the Proteas at Durban. The return of Zaheer Khan has boosted the Indian bowling as they secured victory and ended the year 2010 on a high. The Indians will be hoping that they can sustain their momentum and give the South Africans a tough challenge. I am Sid V, and I will be bringing you all the action along with my colleague Srivathsa. Stay tuned for the toss and the team updates.

by Saurabh Somani
Before the Test series had started, Rahul Dravid had sounded a prescient warning to South Africa: preparing green pitches could backfire on the hosts. After the first Test, in which India were rolled over for 136, it seemed all brave talk. Now though, Dravid's words are proving to be true, and how!
The exhibition of bowling that India gave on what turned out to be the final day of the second Test, was perhaps the best the attack has bowled as a unit, and both Sreesanth and Zaheer Khan were magnificent, while Harbhajan was more probing than he has been for a long while. If Ishant Sharma, manages to do something about his no-ball problem and recaptures the pace and length he has when in rhythm, India's bowling attack will at least rival - and perhaps outdo - that of South Africa. The importance of Zaheer Khan was also evident, with not only his vital wickets, but also his ability to mentor and guide Sreesanth and Ishant, who seemed much better bowlers when he was around.
Batting was supposed to be the Indian team's stronger suit, but the batsmen have clicked together in only one of four innings batted, while the bowlers have bowled well in two out of the three innings they have had the ball. India's main focus, therefore, is likely to be on the batsmen getting their act together.
In the second Test, both innings saw batsmen get out in equal number to good bowling and needless shot-making. While there was no denying that the South African attack bowled their share of unplayable balls, some of the Indian batsmen were definitely guilty of throwing their wickets away. If the bowling maintains its rhythm, and the batsmen get their act together, India will fancy themselves as hard to beat in this Test.
South Africa, on the other hand, suddenly have more questions than answers merely a week after they had looked set to explode India's Number One status. Heading into the second Test, South Africa were a confident, almost cocky team, that expected to win. Heading into the third, they are unsure and grappling with the possibility that they may lose the series.
They had a share of ill-luck in a few umpiring decisions going against them, but they had at least one wrong decision going their way. They also had the good fortune of MS Dhoni's astounding bad luck with tosses, giving them a significant advantage. The bottom line was, in the second Test South Africa were much the worse side for most of the match, and they need to put in the kind of performance they did in the first Test to win the series, or draw it.
The wicket at Cape Town is not likely to be as seamer-friendly as the ones for the first two Tests, which might go some way towards negating the impact of the toss. The weather too, is expected to be brighter, with rain keeping away. Both teams will go hard at each other, and both will remember the last time they played at Cape Town. Then too the series was tied at 1-1, and India contrived to lose a match that should have been drawn, after scoring 414 in the first innings and imploding for 169 in the second. Exactly four years separate that match from this one, and while India will want to show how things have changed in those four years, South Africa will be equally keen to demonstrate that the more things change, the more they remain the same.
A superb start to the new year awaits.